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
401	South Tama County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1611 Country Club Dr	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 484-3999	534	38	14.1	60.9%	236 (44.2%)	3 (0.6%)	216 (40.4%)	8 (1.5%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$13,013			$1,096			$11,916	40	51.6	319	82		192673001463
402	CAM Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 6th St	Massena	50853	Cass County	CAM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 779-2211	216	20	10.6	38.0%	211 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,404			$288			$11,117	39.6	38.9	394	8		190594000199
403	Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3311 Central Avenue	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Bettendorf Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 359-8275	268	21	12.8	53.0%	147 (54.9%)	42 (15.7%)	41 (15.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.2%)	$12,114			$830			$11,284	39.5	43.3	374	29		190486000150
404	Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 East School St	Exira	50076	Audubon County	Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 268-5318	206	15	13.3	43.7%	193 (93.7%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,912			$797			$13,115	39.1			(n/a)		191125002143
405	Kittrell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1304 Oregon St	Waterloo	50702	Black Hawk County	Waterloo Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 433-2910	576	46	12.4	71.5%	200 (34.7%)	156 (27.1%)	96 (16.7%)	43 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	45 (7.8%)	$12,433			$1,211			$11,221	39	26.9	451	46		193048001728
406	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	2-5	2940 Decatur St	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 524-3503	454	37	12.1	62.6%	365 (80.4%)	24 (5.3%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	$14,201			$649			$13,552	39	49.5	334	72		191563000936
407	Willowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 17th Ave SW	Altoona	50009	Polk County	Southeast Polk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 967-7512	523	39	13.3	53.0%	334 (63.9%)	62 (11.9%)	57 (10.9%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (9.9%)	$13,785			$487			$13,298	38.9	35.2	413	6		192682002068
408	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 St Anne Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3700	292	22	13.1	44.5%	187 (64.0%)	18 (6.2%)	32 (11.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	20 (6.8%)	$13,704			$406			$13,298	38.5	35.9	411	3		190948000609
409	United Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	1284 U Ave	Boone	50036	Boone County	United Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 432-5319	329	27	12.3	19.5%	292 (88.8%)	5 (1.5%)	19 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,969			$674			$14,296	38.5	24.5	458	49		192856001650
410	Harris-Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Ave A West	Lake Park	51347	Dickinson County	Harris-Lake Park Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 832-3437	167	11	15.7	40.7%	153 (91.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$12,458			$1,128			$11,331	38.5	59.4	260	150		191614000966

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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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