Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
31	Roland-Story Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Hillcrest Dr	Story City	50248	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 733-4386	446	29	15.2	16.1%	411 (92.2%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,242	$484	$10,758	86.2	85.4	32	1	192487001422
32	MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 14th Street	Orange City	51041	Sioux County	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 737-4606	672	48	13.9	30.5%	473 (70.4%)	4 (0.6%)	176 (26.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,247	$384	$10,863	85.8	91	9	23	191884000710
33	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12955 Aurora Avenue	Urbandale	50323	Polk County	Urbandale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 331-8600	519	38	13.5	23.9%	379 (73.0%)	35 (6.7%)	41 (7.9%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$15,431	$254	$15,178	85.8	83.1	50	17	192868001413
34	Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Clinton	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9560	395	27	14.5	14.9%	365 (92.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,971	$101	$10,870	85.6	84.9	36	2	191464000874
35	Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Lincoln	Dysart	52224	Tama County	Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 476-7110	219	17	12.8	30.1%	196 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$13,331	$373	$12,958	85.1			(n/a)	190002200632
36	Dike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Main St	Dike	50624	Grundy County	Dike-New Hartford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 989-2487	306	21	14.3	19.9%	286 (93.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$13,350	$353	$12,997	85.1	85.2	34	2	190912000595
37	Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	3-5	2700 S Maple St	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 274-4047	244	15	16.3	34.8%	162 (66.4%)	14 (5.7%)	38 (15.6%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	$12,202	$292	$11,910	85	85.2	35	2	192640001530
38	Viola Gibson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Gibson DR NE	Cedar Rapids	52411	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2920	565	33	17.2	16.5%	480 (85.0%)	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$13,762	$268	$13,495	84.9	73.2	123	85	190654000731
39	Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Third Street	Underwood	51576	Pottawattamie County	Underwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 566-2326	424	26	16	17.7%	403 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,224	$377	$11,847	84.6	82.7	55	16	192823001646
40	George-Little Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	134 1st Ave	Little Rock	51243	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	232	18	12.7	54.3%	183 (78.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	11 (4.7%)	$15,244	$1,111	$14,132	84.5	87.4	24	16	191248000757

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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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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
31	Roland-Story Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Hillcrest Dr	Story City	50248	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 733-4386	446	29	15.2	16.1%	411 (92.2%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,242			$484			$10,758	86.2	85.4	32	1		192487001422
32	MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 14th Street	Orange City	51041	Sioux County	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 737-4606	672	48	13.9	30.5%	473 (70.4%)	4 (0.6%)	176 (26.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,247			$384			$10,863	85.8	91	9	23		191884000710
33	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12955 Aurora Avenue	Urbandale	50323	Polk County	Urbandale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 331-8600	519	38	13.5	23.9%	379 (73.0%)	35 (6.7%)	41 (7.9%)	38 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$15,431			$254			$15,178	85.8	83.1	50	17		192868001413
34	Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Clinton	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9560	395	27	14.5	14.9%	365 (92.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,971			$101			$10,870	85.6	84.9	36	2		191464000874
35	Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Lincoln	Dysart	52224	Tama County	Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 476-7110	219	17	12.8	30.1%	196 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$13,331			$373			$12,958	85.1			(n/a)		190002200632
36	Dike Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Main St	Dike	50624	Grundy County	Dike-New Hartford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 989-2487	306	21	14.3	19.9%	286 (93.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$13,350			$353			$12,997	85.1	85.2	34	2		190912000595
37	Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	3-5	2700 S Maple St	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 274-4047	244	15	16.3	34.8%	162 (66.4%)	14 (5.7%)	38 (15.6%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	$12,202			$292			$11,910	85	85.2	35	2		192640001530
38	Viola Gibson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Gibson DR NE	Cedar Rapids	52411	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2920	565	33	17.2	16.5%	480 (85.0%)	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$13,762			$268			$13,495	84.9	73.2	123	85		190654000731
39	Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Third Street	Underwood	51576	Pottawattamie County	Underwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 566-2326	424	26	16	17.7%	403 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,224			$377			$11,847	84.6	82.7	55	16		192823001646
40	George-Little Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	134 1st Ave	Little Rock	51243	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	232	18	12.7	54.3%	183 (78.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	11 (4.7%)	$15,244			$1,111			$14,132	84.5	87.4	24	16		191248000757