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2022
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191818001039
251
Madrid Elementary School
Public
K-5
213 W 1st St
Madrid
50156
Boone County
Madrid Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 795-3240
293
23
12.5
27.6%
266 (90.8%)
2 (0.7%)
16 (5.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.7%)
$12,281
$362
$11,919
59.7
58.7
255
4
192931001476
252
Shellsburg Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
203 Tomahawk Trail
Shellsburg
52332
Benton County
Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 436-4728
234
19
12.1
42.3%
220 (94.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.3%)
$15,392
$1,178
$14,214
59.4
83
65
187
190822000422
253
Hoover Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
1205 North Broadway
Council Bluffs
51503
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 328-6537
429
30
14
48.5%
361 (84.1%)
12 (2.8%)
39 (9.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (3.5%)
$17,477
$593
$16,884
59.4
67
202
51
190495000667
254
Eddyville Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
702 Vance Street
Eddyville
52553
Wapello County
Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Central School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 969-4281
296
22
13.4
36.8%
278 (93.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (3.0%)
$11,732
$326
$11,406
59.3
51.6
316
62
192058001217
255
Newell-Fonda Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
205 Clark St
Newell
50568
Buena Vista County
Newell-Fonda Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 272-3324
289
18
16.4
49.5%
206 (71.3%)
1 (0.3%)
47 (16.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (9.7%)
7 (2.4%)
$12,429
$641
$11,789
58.8
69.1
184
71
193135001830
256
Farley Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
405 3rd Ave NE
Farley
52046
Dubuque County
Western Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 744-3308
266
20
13.5
33.5%
238 (89.5%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
4 (1.5%)
$13,620
$687
$12,934
58.5
56
280
24
190369000074
257
Northwest Elementary School
Public
K-5
1202 W First St
Ankeny
50023
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 965-9680
354
26
13.5
33.6%
244 (68.9%)
27 (7.6%)
45 (12.7%)
5 (1.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (9.0%)
$12,743
$644
$12,099
58.2
47
351
94
192013001186
258
Grant Elementary School
Public
K-6
705 Barry Ave
Muscatine
52761
Muscatine County
Muscatine Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 263-7005
299
25
12.1
39.5%
205 (68.6%)
4 (1.3%)
69 (23.1%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
18 (6.0%)
$14,716
$910
$13,806
58.2
50.4
328
70
190897002011
259
Cowles Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6401 College Ave
Des Moines
50324
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-7818
391
22
17.8
16.9%
305 (78.0%)
6 (1.5%)
25 (6.4%)
13 (3.3%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (9.7%)
$14,566
$624
$13,942
57.7
67.2
198
61
191944001145
260
Missouri Valley Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
602 North 9th Street
Missouri Valley
51555
Harrison County
Missouri Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 642-2706
361
30
12.1
45.4%
329 (91.1%)
3 (0.8%)
11 (3.0%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.6%)
1 (0.3%)
14 (3.9%)
$13,884
$739
$13,145
57.7
58.5
258
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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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