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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
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2022
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481
Rue Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
3326 6th Avenue
Council Bluffs
51501
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 328-6540
372
32
11.6
56.2%
264 (71.0%)
8 (2.2%)
76 (20.4%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
20 (5.4%)
$19,242
$1,012
$18,230
20.2
39.8
396
85
192400001395
482
Inman Elementary School
Public
K-6
900 Inman Drive
Red Oak
51566
Montgomery County
Red Oak Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 623-6635
496
35
14
58.9%
433 (87.3%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (8.9%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (3.6%)
$13,647
$822
$12,825
19.9
21.6
485
3
190897000521
483
Cattell Elementary School
Public
K-5
3101 E 12th St
Des Moines
50316
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8403
322
29
11
84.8%
89 (27.6%)
66 (20.5%)
111 (34.5%)
21 (6.5%)
3 (0.9%)
1 (0.3%)
31 (9.6%)
$16,110
$1,920
$14,190
19.5
13.7
519
36
193162001841
484
Whiting Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
606 West St
Whiting
51063
Monona County
Whiting Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 455-2468
91
9
10.1
52.7%
62 (68.1%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (13.2%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (12.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (6.6%)
$11,347
$706
$10,641
19.3
16.7
504
20
192334001377
485
Cora B Darling Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
312 W Post
Postville
52162
Allamakee County
Postville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 864-7653
312
36
8.7
72.1%
73 (23.4%)
16 (5.1%)
221 (70.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
$14,595
$1,723
$12,871
19.3
19.7
490
5
191851001060
486
Briggs Elementary School
Public
3-5
400 W Quarry St
Maquoketa
52060
Jackson County
Maquoketa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 652-4996
198
19
10.4
60.6%
162 (81.8%)
9 (4.5%)
5 (2.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.0%)
13 (6.6%)
$14,383
$1,402
$12,981
19.2
9.7
532
46
190858000456
487
Adams Elementary School
Public
K-6
3029 N Division Street
Davenport
52804
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 723-6100
511
33
15.5
54.4%
257 (50.3%)
79 (15.5%)
94 (18.4%)
10 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
70 (13.7%)
$13,120
$537
$12,583
18.9
15.7
508
21
190654000248
488
Hoover Elementary School
Public
K-5
4141 Johnson AVE NW
Cedar Rapids
52405
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 558-2369
387
32
12.1
79.8%
78 (20.2%)
218 (56.3%)
32 (8.3%)
6 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (6.2%)
29 (7.5%)
$15,359
$1,346
$14,013
18.8
9.4
534
46
190897000728
489
River Woods Elementary School
Public
K-5
2929 SE 22nd St
Des Moines
50320
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8433
496
39
12.6
89.7%
51 (10.3%)
97 (19.6%)
224 (45.2%)
95 (19.2%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (5.0%)
$15,278
$1,674
$13,604
18.7
7.2
542
53
192013001187
490
Jefferson Elementary School
Public
K-6
1000 Mulberry Ave
Muscatine
52761
Muscatine County
Muscatine Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 263-8800
434
31
14.1
72.4%
206 (47.5%)
30 (6.9%)
168 (38.7%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (6.2%)
$13,574
$956
$12,618
18.6
33.7
425
65
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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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