Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 576)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	901 S. 15th	Clarinda	51632	Page County	Clarinda Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 542-4510	573	42	13.7	47.6%	519 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$9,763			$407			$9,357	54	44.8	365	64		190735000342
302	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3800	409	30	13.5	45.2%	316 (77.3%)	21 (5.1%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	32 (7.8%)	$14,709			$1,030			$13,678	54	56.2	289	13		190948000610
303	Franklin Elementary School	Public	2-4	1903 Crawford Street	Boone	50036	Boone County	Boone Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 433-0860	329	28	11.8	45.9%	278 (84.5%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$14,326			$1,063			$13,262	54	72.3	137	166		190513000159
304	Fredericksburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E High St	Fredericksburg	50630	Chickasaw County	Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 237-5364	120	10	12.4	33.3%	114 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$13,263			$269			$12,994	53.7			(n/a)		192760000741
305	Aurelia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Ash St	Aurelia	51005	Cherokee County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 434-5595	124	9	14.1	24.2%	107 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$16,210			$697			$15,513	53.5			(n/a)		190348002251
306	West Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	410 Pine St	Mondamin	51557	Harrison County	West Harrison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 646-2016	126	9	14	49.2%	107 (84.9%)	4 (3.2%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$17,239			$855			$16,385	53.4	33.3	426	120		193096000331
307	Adams Elementary School	Public	3-4	1026 N Adams St	Carroll	51401	Carroll County	Carroll Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 792-8040	232	18	12.9	44.4%	175 (75.4%)	17 (7.3%)	30 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$11,265			$515			$10,750	53.2	49.1	338	31		190633000522
308	Tripoli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	309 9th Ave SW	Tripoli	50676	Bremer County	Tripoli Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 882-4203	219	13	16.2	39.3%	206 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$14,475			$963			$13,512	53.1	76.9	92	216		192805001637
309	Edwards Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Miller Ave	Ames	50014	Story County	Ames Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 239-3760	436	34	13	44.5%	242 (55.5%)	77 (17.7%)	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$12,690			$743			$11,949	52.9	56.2	288	21		190354000052
310	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Taylor St	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-5040	295	29	10.3	67.1%	130 (44.1%)	13 (4.4%)	136 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,098			$1,533			$12,565	52.4	19	474	164		192013001184

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 20, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection