Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
361	Clarksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	318 N Mather	Clarksville	50619	Butler County	Clarksville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 278-4560	176	13	13.6	35.8%	163 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,964	$607	$11,356	46	45.7	358	3	190744000354
362	Van Allen Elementary School	Public	3-5	1129 Ashland	Chariton	50049	Lucas County	Chariton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 774-5047	292	18	16.1	59.9%	262 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,903	$1,028	$11,874	45.9	35.1	414	52	190705000317
363	Sageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12015 Sherrill Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4300	304	24	12.5	29.9%	276 (90.8%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,403	$310	$14,092	45.9	39	393	30	190948000617
364	Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center	Public	PK, KG-6	14573 Washington Street	Douds	52551	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 936-4321	292	27	10.6	51.0%	277 (94.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,358	$1,032	$12,326	45.7	44.2	369	5	192898001667
365	Missouri Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	602 North 9th Street	Missouri Valley	51555	Harrison County	Missouri Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 642-2706	359	25	14.3	51.3%	320 (89.1%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,884	$739	$13,145	45.6	36.7	403	38	191944001145
366	Prairie Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	190 76th Ave SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	College Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 848-5230	403	30	13.5	40.2%	261 (64.8%)	73 (18.1%)	33 (8.2%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.5%)	$13,856	$415	$13,441	45.6	32.7	433	67	190786000387
367	Buford Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Birch Street	North Liberty	52317	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1190	344	25	13.5	31.1%	209 (60.8%)	46 (13.4%)	40 (11.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.9%)	$12,209	$291	$11,917	45.2	48.9	343	24	191470002133
368	Eldora-New Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 10th St	Eldora	50627	Hardin County	Eldora-New Providence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 939-9350	242	21	11.5	46.3%	215 (88.8%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$14,520	$1,122	$13,398	45.2	63.9	211	157	191069001912
369	Starmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 933-2238	244	23	10.4	44.7%	226 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,905	$832	$12,073	45.1	54.1	303	66	192727001591
370	Grant Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1423 Hillside Dr	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Bettendorf Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 359-8277	433	31	13.9	47.3%	237 (54.7%)	89 (20.6%)	44 (10.2%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.5%)	$11,889	$900	$10,989	45.1	55.7	294	76	190486000144

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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
361	Clarksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	318 N Mather	Clarksville	50619	Butler County	Clarksville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 278-4560	176	13	13.6	35.8%	163 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,964			$607			$11,356	46	45.7	358	3		190744000354
362	Van Allen Elementary School	Public	3-5	1129 Ashland	Chariton	50049	Lucas County	Chariton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 774-5047	292	18	16.1	59.9%	262 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,903			$1,028			$11,874	45.9	35.1	414	52		190705000317
363	Sageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12015 Sherrill Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4300	304	24	12.5	29.9%	276 (90.8%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,403			$310			$14,092	45.9	39	393	30		190948000617
364	Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center	Public	PK, KG-6	14573 Washington Street	Douds	52551	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 936-4321	292	27	10.6	51.0%	277 (94.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,358			$1,032			$12,326	45.7	44.2	369	5		192898001667
365	Missouri Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	602 North 9th Street	Missouri Valley	51555	Harrison County	Missouri Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 642-2706	359	25	14.3	51.3%	320 (89.1%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,884			$739			$13,145	45.6	36.7	403	38		191944001145
366	Prairie Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	190 76th Ave SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	College Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 848-5230	403	30	13.5	40.2%	261 (64.8%)	73 (18.1%)	33 (8.2%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.5%)	$13,856			$415			$13,441	45.6	32.7	433	67		190786000387
367	Buford Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Birch Street	North Liberty	52317	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1190	344	25	13.5	31.1%	209 (60.8%)	46 (13.4%)	40 (11.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	41 (11.9%)	$12,209			$291			$11,917	45.2	48.9	343	24		191470002133
368	Eldora-New Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 10th St	Eldora	50627	Hardin County	Eldora-New Providence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 939-9350	242	21	11.5	46.3%	215 (88.8%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$14,520			$1,122			$13,398	45.2	63.9	211	157		191069001912
369	Starmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 933-2238	244	23	10.4	44.7%	226 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$12,905			$832			$12,073	45.1	54.1	303	66		192727001591
370	Grant Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1423 Hillside Dr	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Bettendorf Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 359-8277	433	31	13.9	47.3%	237 (54.7%)	89 (20.6%)	44 (10.2%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.5%)	$11,889			$900			$10,989	45.1	55.7	294	76		190486000144