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Best Public Schools in Winneshiek County, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,031

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedDecorah High School9^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

South Winneshiek High School up 44 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John Cline Elementary School 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Decorah Middle School	Public	5-8	405 Winnebago St.	Decorah	52101	Winneshiek County	Decorah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 382-8427	432	35	12.2	26.2%	379 (87.7%)	7 (1.6%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	80.8	30^th of 344 public middle schools	91.3%		86	18^th of 337 public middle schools	94.7%	12			87.5	83.3	86.9	94.1						80.4	78.1	84.1	92.2				83.0	90.2		$13,267	$314	$12,953
John Cline Elementary School	Public	K-2	101 Claiborne Drive	Decorah	52101	Winneshiek County	Decorah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 382-3125	300	26	11.5	22.3%	269 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)																						$14,070	$725	$13,345
Decorah High School	Public	9-12	100 Claiborne Drive	Decorah	52101	Winneshiek County	Decorah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 382-3643	555	39	14.0	20.9%	501 (90.3%)	5 (0.9%)	34 (6.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	87.4	9^th of 340 public high schools	97.4%		89	7^th of 338 public high schools	97.9%	2							94.1	89.2	85.3							90.4	86.9	88.2			80.8	$15,163	$333	$14,830
Carrie Lee Elementary	Public	3-4	210 Vernon Street	Decorah	52101	Winneshiek County	Decorah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 382-3771	215	17	12.9	30.7%	187 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	71.7	152^nd of 576 public elementary schools	73.6%		76.6	95^th of 557 public elementary schools	82.9%	57	75.0	84.8								82.3	83.0											$13,351	$329	$13,022
South Winneshiek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	208 E Brooks St	Ossian	52161	Winneshiek County	South Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 532-9365	198	14	14.2	33.3%	187 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	65.1	223^rd of 576 public elementary schools	61.3%		72.1	139^th of 557 public elementary schools	75.0%	84	78.8	67.9								90.9	78.6											$16,802	$789	$16,014
South Winneshiek Middle School	Public	5-8	208 E Brooks St	Ossian	52161	Winneshiek County	South Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 532-9365	126	11	11.6	32.5%	111 (88.1%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	72.5	69^th of 344 public middle schools	79.9%		70.7	83^rd of 337 public middle schools	75.4%	14			63.6	84.0	85.2	87.2						84.8	88.0	81.5	82.1				66.7	76.9		$15,752	$475	$15,278
South Winneshiek High School	Public	9-12	203 W South St	Calmar	52132	Winneshiek County	South Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 562-3226	205	15	13.3	24.9%	184 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	75	56^th of 340 public high schools	83.5%		67.9	100^th of 338 public high schools	70.4%	44							87.5	73.8	72.9							78.6	90.5	89.6			81.0	$17,120	$247	$16,874

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.