Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
191	Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 9th Ave	Sibley	51249	Osceola County	Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 754-3636	308	24	12.8	56.2%	195 (63.3%)	3 (1.0%)	76 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,587	$845	$10,742	68.2	61.6	231	40	190001501486
192	Central DeWitt Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1010 4th Ave. E.	De Witt	52742	Clinton County	Central DeWitt School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 659-4780	311	25	12.6	33.1%	279 (89.7%)	7 (2.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,429	$306	$12,124	68.2	71	151	41	190681002144
193	Boyer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 School St	Dow City	51528	Crawford County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 674-3248	208	18	11.5	43.3%	181 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,993	$890	$12,103	68			(n/a)	190957000599
194	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	301 SW Prairie Trail Pky	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9645	604	38	15.8	33.9%	414 (68.5%)	36 (6.0%)	89 (14.7%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)				67.8	62.6	224	30	190369002269
195	Christine Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 North Bend Drive	North Liberty	52317	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1500	426	32	13.2	18.5%	321 (75.4%)	51 (12.0%)	24 (5.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)				67.7	64.8	201	6	191470002250
196	Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Orchard	Albert City	50510	Buena Vista County	Albert City-Truesdale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 843-5416	100	11	9.5	51.0%	69 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$21,016	$963	$20,052	67.3	64.5	203	7	190003101300
197	Blue Grass Elementary School	Public	K-5	226 Sycamore St	Blue Grass	52726	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 723-6200	277	18	15.2	23.1%	246 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$14,372	$537	$13,835	67.1	65.6	194	3	190858000457
198	Nodaway Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 NW 2nd	Greenfield	50849	Adair County	Nodaway Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 630-1042	312	23	13.7	41.3%	287 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$11,132	$569	$10,563	66.8	60	256	58	191311000786
199	Grundy Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	903 9th St	Grundy Center	50638	Grundy County	Grundy Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 825-5461	283	22	12.6	32.5%	254 (89.8%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$12,839	$576	$12,263	66.8	81.1	62	137	191329000799
200	Corning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Nodaway Street	Corning	50841	Adams County	Corning Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 322-4020	210	20	10.3	44.3%	193 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,382	$1,040	$14,342	66.6	52.7	316	116	190813000403

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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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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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
191	Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 9th Ave	Sibley	51249	Osceola County	Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 754-3636	308	24	12.8	56.2%	195 (63.3%)	3 (1.0%)	76 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,587			$845			$10,742	68.2	61.6	231	40		190001501486
192	Central DeWitt Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1010 4th Ave. E.	De Witt	52742	Clinton County	Central DeWitt School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 659-4780	311	25	12.6	33.1%	279 (89.7%)	7 (2.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$12,429			$306			$12,124	68.2	71	151	41		190681002144
193	Boyer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 School St	Dow City	51528	Crawford County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 674-3248	208	18	11.5	43.3%	181 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,993			$890			$12,103	68			(n/a)		190957000599
194	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	301 SW Prairie Trail Pky	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9645	604	38	15.8	33.9%	414 (68.5%)	36 (6.0%)	89 (14.7%)	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)								67.8	62.6	224	30		190369002269
195	Christine Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 North Bend Drive	North Liberty	52317	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1500	426	32	13.2	18.5%	321 (75.4%)	51 (12.0%)	24 (5.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								67.7	64.8	201	6		191470002250
196	Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Orchard	Albert City	50510	Buena Vista County	Albert City-Truesdale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 843-5416	100	11	9.5	51.0%	69 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$21,016			$963			$20,052	67.3	64.5	203	7		190003101300
197	Blue Grass Elementary School	Public	K-5	226 Sycamore St	Blue Grass	52726	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 723-6200	277	18	15.2	23.1%	246 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$14,372			$537			$13,835	67.1	65.6	194	3		190858000457
198	Nodaway Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 NW 2nd	Greenfield	50849	Adair County	Nodaway Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 630-1042	312	23	13.7	41.3%	287 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$11,132			$569			$10,563	66.8	60	256	58		191311000786
199	Grundy Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	903 9th St	Grundy Center	50638	Grundy County	Grundy Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 825-5461	283	22	12.6	32.5%	254 (89.8%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$12,839			$576			$12,263	66.8	81.1	62	137		191329000799
200	Corning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Nodaway Street	Corning	50841	Adams County	Corning Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 322-4020	210	20	10.3	44.3%	193 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,382			$1,040			$14,342	66.6	52.7	316	116		190813000403