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Average Standard
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2022
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191710001000
161
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center
Public
PK, KG-6
609 125th St.
Mechanicsville
52306
Cedar County
North Cedar Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 432-6933
159
12
13.3
50.9%
151 (95.0%)
3 (1.9%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
$16,868
$1,178
$15,689
70.7
48.6
340
179
192868002069
162
Valerius Elementary School
Public
K-5
6301 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale
50322
Polk County
Urbandale Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 457-6500
277
19
14.8
35.7%
186 (67.1%)
28 (10.1%)
33 (11.9%)
19 (6.9%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
9 (3.2%)
$13,152
$109
$13,043
70.6
77.1
105
57
192082001244
163
North Linn Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills
52218
Linn County
North Linn Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 224-3291
274
18
15.2
23.7%
262 (95.6%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.6%)
$11,811
$443
$11,368
70.6
70.6
170
7
192682001566
164
Altoona Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
301 6th St SW
Altoona
50009
Polk County
Southeast Polk Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 967-3771
419
34
12.4
49.6%
297 (70.9%)
49 (11.7%)
40 (9.5%)
8 (1.9%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.5%)
$14,305
$587
$13,718
70.6
79.6
83
81
192799001630
165
Tri-Center Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
33980 310th St
Neola
51559
Pottawattamie County
Tri-Center Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 485-2271
352
30
11.7
32.1%
336 (95.5%)
1 (0.3%)
14 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$12,424
$248
$12,176
70.5
71.7
153
12
191035000659
166
East Union Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
1916 High School Dr.
Afton
50830
Union County
East Union Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 347-5411
230
17
13.2
53.9%
221 (96.1%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$14,373
$1,097
$13,276
70.1
53.9
302
136
192091001923
167
North Polk Central Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
311 NE 141st Ave
Alleman
50007
Polk County
North Polk Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 984-3400
342
24
14.4
10.8%
309 (90.4%)
11 (3.2%)
13 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.6%)
$12,580
$378
$12,202
70
83.3
60
107
190888000505
168
Delwood Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
311 Delmar Ave
Delmar
52037
Clinton County
Delwood Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 674-4164
165
16
10.3
41.2%
154 (93.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.8%)
$20,064
$603
$19,460
69.9
81.1
74
94
191977001161
169
Morning Sun Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
311 Division Street
Morning Sun
52640
Louisa County
Morning Sun Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 868-7701
124
10
11.8
36.3%
121 (97.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
$15,442
$926
$14,515
69.9
73.9
126
43
190483002230
170
Norway Elementary School
Public
4-6
100 School Drive
Norway
52318
Benton County
Benton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 227-7142
338
22
15
23.7%
304 (89.9%)
2 (0.6%)
16 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (4.1%)
$11,644
$356
$11,288
69.9
69.8
176
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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 29, 2023, 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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