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Best Public Schools in Winnebago County, IA

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Schools

2,190

Students

Districts

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Top rankedLake Mills Elementary School27^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Forest City Elementary School up 152 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lake Mills Senior High School 10.3 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center	Public	PK, KG-5	111 3rd Ave NW	Buffalo Center	50424	Winnebago County	North Iowa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 562-2525	227	14	16.6	39.2%	195 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	61.3	251^st of 576 public elementary schools	56.4%		65.3	197^th of 557 public elementary schools	64.6%	54	77.4	62.9	73.7							80.6	71.4	81.6							84.2			$12,778	$1,027	$11,751
North Iowa High School	Public	9-12	111 3rd Ave NW	Buffalo Center	50424	Winnebago County	North Iowa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 562-2525	124	8	15.5	41.1%	100 (80.6%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	54.6	181^st of 340 public high schools	46.8%		53.5	175^th of 338 public high schools	48.2%	6							79.3	67.6	75.0							75.9	74.3	60.7			71.4	$17,022	$541	$16,481
North Iowa Middle School	Public	6-8	111 3rd Ave NW	Buffalo Center	50424	Winnebago County	North Iowa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 562-2525	115	8	14.0	38.3%	101 (87.8%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.8	86^th of 344 public middle schools	75.0%		49.1	203^rd of 337 public middle schools	39.8%	117				70.6	82.9	92.7							79.4	71.4	87.8					87.8		$13,756	$463	$13,293
Forest City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1405 W I St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 585-2670	448	38	11.8	35.9%	355 (79.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (12.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	79.1	82^nd of 576 public elementary schools	85.8%		61.5	234^th of 557 public elementary schools	58.0%	152	87.5	82.5								95.3	81.3											$10,950	$494	$10,456
Forest City High School	Public	9-12	206 W School St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 585-2324	304	27	11.0	31.6%	253 (83.2%)	5 (1.6%)	33 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	72.5	75^th of 340 public high schools	77.9%		63.1	126^th of 338 public high schools	62.7%	51							73.6	82.4	84.1							79.2	74.1	87.0			84.7	$15,828	$270	$15,558
Forest City Middle School	Public	5-8	216 W School St	Forest City	50436	Winnebago County	Forest City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 585-4772	330	25	13.2	41.5%	278 (84.2%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	76.3	45^th of 344 public middle schools	86.9%		54.8	172^nd of 337 public middle schools	49.0%	127			74.7	82.7	86.6	92.1						71.1	80.2	84.1	85.7				77.1	80.3		$13,622	$262	$13,360
Lake Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 S 4th Ave E	Lake Mills	50450	Winnebago County	Lake Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 592-1882	303	21	14.5	31.0%	251 (82.8%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	86.9	27^th of 576 public elementary schools	95.3%		84	44^th of 557 public elementary schools	92.1%	17	95.7	85.4	88.6							89.4	82.9	93.2							88.6			$12,400	$789	$11,612
Lake Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	102 S 4th Ave E	Lake Mills	50450	Winnebago County	Lake Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 592-0894	146	6	25.5	39.0%	117 (80.1%)	3 (2.1%)	20 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	76.3	46^th of 344 public middle schools	86.6%		65.5	114^th of 337 public middle schools	66.2%	68				88.9	85.4	92.2							75.6	87.8	80.4					84.3		$9,773	$220	$9,553
Lake Mills Senior High School	Public	9-12	102 S 4th Ave E	Lake Mills	50450	Winnebago County	Lake Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 592-0893	193	19	10.3	35.2%	156 (80.8%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	70.6	85^th of 340 public high schools	75.0%		78.6	38^th of 338 public high schools	88.8%	47							81.1	85.7	82.2							73.0	69.0	80.0			78.6	$15,089	$496	$14,593

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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