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
241	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 North Broadway	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6537	401	28	14.1	39.2%	315 (78.6%)	14 (3.5%)	50 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,477			$593			$16,884	62.2	69.1	171	70		190822000422
242	Lincoln Center	Public	3-6	222 N 2nd Street	Albia	52531	Monroe County	Albia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 932-2161	320	22	14.7	42.8%	303 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,237			$464			$10,772	62.1	65.1	199	43		190327000018
243	Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S Parkview Dr	Eldridge	52748	Scott County	North Scott Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 285-8223	369	26	14.1	38.8%	267 (72.4%)	46 (12.5%)	38 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$10,906			$461			$10,446	62.1	63.9	213	30		192094001254
244	Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	3223 South Hampton Drive	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Bettendorf Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 332-8636	359	28	12.7	33.7%	249 (69.4%)	26 (7.2%)	52 (14.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	$11,064			$345			$10,719	62	49.6	332	88		190486000145
245	Janesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Barrick Rd	Janesville	50647	Bremer County	Janesville Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 987-2581	269	21	13	14.9%	252 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,744			$369			$12,374	62	84.5	40	205		191518000913
246	Eagle Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Main Ave	Clinton	52732	Clinton County	Clinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 243-4288	443	35	12.7	47.2%	334 (75.4%)	21 (4.7%)	41 (9.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	$13,883			$802			$13,083	61.9	57.4	279	33		190771001519
247	Timber Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7370 NW 54th AVE	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 331-4379	667	47	14	27.3%	400 (60.0%)	69 (10.3%)	60 (9.0%)	95 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	$11,886			$401			$11,485	61.9	60.6	247			191545001412
248	Andrew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13 S Marion	Andrew	52030	Jackson County	Andrew Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 672-3221	125	13	9.5	27.2%	115 (92.0%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$17,453			$1,257			$16,195	61.6	61.3	236	12		190363000067
249	Manson Northwest Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Pierce Street	Barnum	50518	Webster County	Manson Northwest Webster Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 542-3211	439	30	14.8	31.7%	402 (91.6%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$12,033			$373			$11,659	61.5			(n/a)		191833001052
250	Cr-B Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 North Street	Coon Rapids	50058	Carroll County	Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 999-2845	233	14	16.4	50.2%	210 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$33,472			$1,162			$32,310	61.4	70.6	155	95		190807000401

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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.
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Educational resources:

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