Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISASP test scores by the Iowa Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

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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
481	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	517 N 17th St	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6528	455	34	13.3	44.6%	318 (69.9%)	23 (5.1%)	81 (17.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$19,039			$1,554			$17,485	24	13.6	496	15		190822000431
482	Eagle Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	425 North Fort	Eagle Grove	50533	Wright County	Eagle Grove Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 448-3126	435	39	11	59.8%	218 (50.1%)	7 (1.6%)	197 (45.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,163			$848			$11,316	23.6	33.4	425	57		190999001537
483	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1123 8th St. NW	Mason City	50401	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 421-4408	361	27	13.3	55.4%	219 (60.7%)	25 (6.9%)	47 (13.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.6%)	30 (8.3%)	$17,471			$971			$16,499	23.2	49	340	143		191878001103
484	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 S 10th St	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6522	431	31	13.8	45.7%	286 (66.4%)	10 (2.3%)	104 (24.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,279			$1,230			$17,049	22.5	18.5	476	8		190822000425
485	Walnut Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Walnut St	Des Moines	50309	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8438	257	17	14.9	62.3%	76 (29.6%)	84 (32.7%)	49 (19.1%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.6%)	$16,042			$659			$15,382	22.4	33	430	55		190897001143
486	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Rhomberg Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4100	323	30	10.7	63.8%	224 (69.3%)	23 (7.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	30 (9.3%)	$16,047			$1,634			$14,413	22.3	20.8	469	17		190948000615
487	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	204 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 225-6760	468	33	14	50.0%	383 (81.8%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	$10,621			$458			$10,163	21.6	53.7	304	183		190717000332
488	Greene County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Russell	Jefferson	50129	Greene County	Greene County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 386-3178	518	37	14	51.0%	438 (84.6%)	4 (0.8%)	51 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$13,557			$722			$12,835	21.5	33.1	428	60		191521000076
489	Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2002 N Clark St	Davenport	52804	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 723-6950	507	38	13.2	53.5%	248 (48.9%)	70 (13.8%)	102 (20.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.6%)	$15,287			$1,058			$14,230	21.1	12.2	500	11		190858000489
490	Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	2941 Dean Avenue	Des Moines	50317	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8439	247	24	10.3	88.7%	81 (32.8%)	25 (10.1%)	116 (47.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$16,503			$1,680			$14,822	20.1	10.9	507	17		190897000585

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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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