Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
431	Feelhaver Elementary School	Public	1-5	1300 14th Ave N	Fort Dodge	50501	Webster County	Fort Dodge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 574-5680	227	13	17	33.5%	181 (79.7%)	10 (4.4%)	20 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	$15,454	$1,136	$14,318	35.5	45.3	362	69	191182000723
432	Lincoln Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	606 S 4th Ave	Washington	52353	Washington County	Washington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 653-3691	344	28	12.5	40.4%	240 (69.8%)	7 (2.0%)	79 (23.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,084	$1,773	$11,310	35.4	38.8	396	36	193024001702
433	Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 East Main Street	Fremont	52561	Mahaska County	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 933-4211	108	10	10.7	45.4%	95 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$14,187	$580	$13,607	35.4			(n/a)	190495000743
434	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	319 3rd Ave NE	Clarion	50525	Wright County	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 532-2873	469	36	13.1	56.9%	235 (50.1%)	3 (0.6%)	216 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	$13,085	$750	$12,335	35.2	44.1	370	64	190738000346
435	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	325	30	10.8	53.5%	143 (44.0%)	86 (26.5%)	66 (20.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$13,112	$279	$12,833	35.1	37	401	34	191470000895
436	South Side Elementary School	Public	1-4	507 4th Ave SE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 456-2261	303	23	13.1	60.4%	165 (54.5%)	4 (1.3%)	129 (42.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,304	$1,011	$13,294	35.1	45.3	361	75	191347000819
437	Hanawalt Elementary	Public	K-5	225 56th Street	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-8411	312	24	13	49.4%	173 (55.4%)	81 (26.0%)	42 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$14,934	$665	$14,269	34.8	50.3	325	112	190897000539
438	ICCSD Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	173	8	21.7	49.1%	85 (49.1%)	43 (24.9%)	23 (13.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)				34.3			(n/a)	191470002288
439	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 3rd Avenue	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6516	384	27	14.1	46.4%	271 (70.6%)	12 (3.1%)	83 (21.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$18,750	$1,398	$17,351	34.3	25.7	455	16	190822000416
440	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Schnoebelen Street	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 648-2821	242	21	11.7	25.2%	223 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,857	$486	$12,371	34.3	19.1	472	32	191401000842

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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
431	Feelhaver Elementary School	Public	1-5	1300 14th Ave N	Fort Dodge	50501	Webster County	Fort Dodge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 574-5680	227	13	17	33.5%	181 (79.7%)	10 (4.4%)	20 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$15,454			$1,136			$14,318	35.5	45.3	362	69		191182000723
432	Lincoln Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	606 S 4th Ave	Washington	52353	Washington County	Washington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 653-3691	344	28	12.5	40.4%	240 (69.8%)	7 (2.0%)	79 (23.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,084			$1,773			$11,310	35.4	38.8	396	36		193024001702
433	Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	525 East Main Street	Fremont	52561	Mahaska County	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 933-4211	108	10	10.7	45.4%	95 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$14,187			$580			$13,607	35.4			(n/a)		190495000743
434	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	319 3rd Ave NE	Clarion	50525	Wright County	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 532-2873	469	36	13.1	56.9%	235 (50.1%)	3 (0.6%)	216 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$13,085			$750			$12,335	35.2	44.1	370	64		190738000346
435	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	325	30	10.8	53.5%	143 (44.0%)	86 (26.5%)	66 (20.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$13,112			$279			$12,833	35.1	37	401	34		191470000895
436	South Side Elementary School	Public	1-4	507 4th Ave SE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 456-2261	303	23	13.1	60.4%	165 (54.5%)	4 (1.3%)	129 (42.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,304			$1,011			$13,294	35.1	45.3	361	75		191347000819
437	Hanawalt Elementary	Public	K-5	225 56th Street	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-8411	312	24	13	49.4%	173 (55.4%)	81 (26.0%)	42 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$14,934			$665			$14,269	34.8	50.3	325	112		190897000539
438	ICCSD Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	173	8	21.7	49.1%	85 (49.1%)	43 (24.9%)	23 (13.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)								34.3			(n/a)		191470002288
439	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 3rd Avenue	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6516	384	27	14.1	46.4%	271 (70.6%)	12 (3.1%)	83 (21.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$18,750			$1,398			$17,351	34.3	25.7	455	16		190822000416
440	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Schnoebelen Street	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 648-2821	242	21	11.7	25.2%	223 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,857			$486			$12,371	34.3	19.1	472	32		191401000842