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)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
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2022
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190897001472
541
South Union Elementary School
Public
K-5
4201 South Union
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8409
442
37
11.8
88.7%
117 (26.5%)
103 (23.3%)
132 (29.9%)
52 (11.8%)
4 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (7.7%)
$14,822
$1,433
$13,389
5.6
3.8
558
17
190897000518
542
Capitol View Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
320 E. 16th
Des Moines
50316
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8402
505
44
11.5
94.5%
119 (23.6%)
75 (14.9%)
275 (54.5%)
16 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.0%)
$18,793
$3,389
$15,405
5.2
3.9
557
15
190897000578
543
Studebaker Elementary School
Public
K-5
300 E County Line Rd
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8436
523
39
13.5
88.1%
174 (33.3%)
72 (13.8%)
223 (42.6%)
24 (4.6%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (5.4%)
$15,051
$1,299
$13,752
4.7
6.9
543
190897000552
544
Lovejoy Elementary School
Public
K-5
801 E Kenyon Ave
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8419
365
32
11.4
89.3%
94 (25.8%)
87 (23.8%)
117 (32.1%)
39 (10.7%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.8%)
$17,256
$2,903
$14,353
4.6
4.6
553
9
193099002109
545
West Liberty Elementary School
Public
1-4
806 N Miller St.
West Liberty
52776
Muscatine County
West Liberty Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 627-4243
361
26
13.6
56.5%
121 (33.5%)
2 (0.6%)
228 (63.2%)
4 (1.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.4%)
$11,685
$1,034
$10,651
4.6
10.1
529
16
190897000567
546
Oak Park
Public
K-5
3928 6th Avenue
Des Moines
50313
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8428
313
27
11.7
88.2%
78 (24.9%)
82 (26.2%)
97 (31.0%)
32 (10.2%)
4 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (6.4%)
$16,793
$1,701
$15,092
4.3
3.7
559
13
190897000589
547
Wright Elementary School
Public
K-5
5001 SW 14th St
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8442
273
20
13.4
83.2%
120 (44.0%)
33 (12.1%)
81 (29.7%)
7 (2.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (11.4%)
$15,928
$1,243
$14,685
4.1
9.6
533
14
190579000187
548
James Wilson Grimes School
Public
K-4
800 South St.
Burlington
52601
Des Moines County
Burlington Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 753-0420
269
25
10.7
75.1%
142 (52.8%)
67 (24.9%)
17 (6.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (15.6%)
$15,144
$1,780
$13,365
4
10.8
525
23
192739002107
549
Storm Lake Elementary
Public
1-4
1810 Hyland Drive
Storm Lake
50588
Buena Vista County
Storm Lake Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 732-8074
814
53
15.4
76.0%
88 (10.8%)
56 (6.9%)
432 (53.1%)
120 (14.7%)
1 (0.1%)
94 (11.5%)
23 (2.8%)
$12,446
$1,029
$11,417
3.9
8
539
10
190948000602
550
Audubon Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
605 Lincoln Ave
Dubuque
52001
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 552-3300
281
32
8.8
77.2%
111 (39.5%)
90 (32.0%)
12 (4.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (7.8%)
45 (16.0%)
$20,533
$2,785
$17,748
3.5
1.3
570
20
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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 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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