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271
Horace Mann Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
521 N Dodge St
Iowa City
52245
Johnson County
Iowa City Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 688-1145
213
17
12.5
35.2%
147 (69.0%)
26 (12.2%)
24 (11.3%)
3 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
12 (5.6%)
$16,025
$649
$15,377
56.5
53.9
303
32
191366001962
272
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-4
400 3rd St NW
Hartley
51346
O'Brien County
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 928-2020
270
23
11.8
51.5%
219 (81.1%)
7 (2.6%)
39 (14.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
$32,082
$769
$31,314
56.5
67.5
194
78
190822000414
273
Crescent Elementary School
Public
K-5
401 East Welch Street
Crescent
51526
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 545-3697
73
6
12.2
43.8%
62 (84.9%)
3 (4.1%)
6 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
$20,430
$591
$19,839
56.5
60.1
244
29
190717000332
274
Cherokee Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-4
204 E. Indian Street
Cherokee
51012
Cherokee County
Cherokee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 225-6760
492
34
14.5
43.3%
399 (81.1%)
5 (1.0%)
54 (11.0%)
5 (1.0%)
3 (0.6%)
9 (1.8%)
17 (3.5%)
$10,621
$458
$10,163
56.4
31.7
439
165
191722001006
275
Novak Elementary School
Public
K-4
401 29th Avenue
Marion
52302
Linn County
Linn-Mar Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 447-3300
371
32
11.5
27.0%
299 (80.6%)
16 (4.3%)
27 (7.3%)
4 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.7%)
$13,619
$930
$12,689
56.1
61.7
232
43
192121001270
276
Northwood-Kensett Elementary
Public
PK, KG-5
1200 1st Ave North
Northwood
50459
Worth County
Northwood-Kensett Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 324-1127
321
21
15.3
35.2%
289 (90.0%)
4 (1.2%)
22 (6.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.9%)
$10,614
$468
$10,147
56
61
237
39
193186001857
277
Winterset Middle School
Public
4-6
706 West School Street
Winterset
50273
Madison County
Winterset Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 462-3010
358
27
13.2
34.9%
331 (92.5%)
1 (0.3%)
15 (4.2%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.0%)
$12,388
$382
$12,006
56
53.3
305
28
191095000678
278
West Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-4
602 Call St
Emmetsburg
50536
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 852-4485
300
20
14.7
40.7%
275 (91.7%)
1 (0.3%)
19 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.3%)
$12,570
$823
$11,748
55.9
77.5
99
179
192061002123
279
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-4
112 Thomas Jefferson Dr
Newton
50208
Jasper County
Newton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 792-2498
325
25
12.7
54.8%
257 (79.1%)
15 (4.6%)
24 (7.4%)
5 (1.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (7.1%)
$15,022
$900
$14,122
55.8
59.8
247
32
191266000764
280
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
300 Cedar Street
Reinbeck
50669
Grundy County
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 345-2822
253
19
13.1
33.2%
238 (94.1%)
3 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.7%)
$13,873
$720
$13,154
55.7
62
230
50
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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 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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