Elementary Schools in Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District

Summary:

The Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District in Iowa is home to four exceptional elementary schools: Heritage Elementary, South Prairie Elementary, North Ridge Elementary, and Dallas Center Elementary. These schools consistently demonstrate strong academic performance, with students scoring well above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Dallas Center Elementary stands out as a top-performing school, ranking 30th out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's exceptional test scores, with 97.4% of 3rd-grade students and 93.5% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, are a testament to its academic excellence. Heritage Elementary is another high-achieving school, maintaining a 4-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year and ranking 72nd out of 576 Iowa elementary schools.

While the schools in the Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District excel academically, they face a common challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with all four schools reporting a rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area that warrants further investigation and intervention to ensure consistent student attendance and engagement. Overall, the district's elementary schools demonstrate a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education, with Dallas Center Elementary and Heritage Elementary standing out as particularly exceptional institutions.

District Detail

2405 W 1st Street
Grimes, IA 50111

(515) 992-3866

SchoolDigger Rank:
35^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,743

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dallas Center Elementary	Public	K-4	1205 13th St	Dallas Center	50063	Dallas County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 992-3838	169	15	11.6	23.7%	158 (93.5%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	86.6	30^th of 576 public elementary schools	94.8%		72.6	129^th of 557 public elementary schools	76.8%	99	84.2	93.5	97.4	84.8	$13,581	$653	$12,928
South Prairie Elementary	Public	K-4	500 S James St	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 986-4057	436	32	13.4	30.3%	304 (69.7%)	72 (16.5%)	36 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	74.6	122^nd of 576 public elementary schools	78.8%					(n/a)	82.7	87.3	79.0	83.5	$11,303	$380	$10,924
North Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	400 NW 27th St	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 986-5674	412	28	14.6	13.3%	371 (90.0%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	76.3	114^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.2%					(n/a)	83.7	83.0	88.8	79.5	$10,773	$324	$10,450
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd	Grimes	50111	Polk County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 300-9627	530	30	17.4	20.2%	427 (80.6%)	43 (8.1%)	25 (4.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	80.2	72^nd of 576 public elementary schools	87.5%					(n/a)	84.2	89.7	82.9	86.8	$11,776	$348	$11,428

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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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