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)
Average Standard
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2022
)
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2022
)
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190852000705
281
Dallas Center Elementary
Public
K-4
1205 13th St
Dallas Center
50063
Dallas County
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 992-3838
199
17
11.4
24.6%
187 (94.0%)
1 (0.5%)
8 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$13,581
$653
$12,928
55.6
70.6
169
112
191464002100
282
Wilder Elementary School
Public
K-5
2303 W. Euclid
Indianola
50125
Warren County
Indianola Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 961-9540
442
32
13.8
39.1%
391 (88.5%)
2 (0.5%)
26 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.2%)
$13,704
$809
$12,895
55.2
59.5
249
33
190897000548
283
Jefferson Elementary School
Public
K-5
2425 Watrous Ave
Des Moines
50321
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8416
338
23
14.8
49.7%
220 (65.1%)
29 (8.6%)
51 (15.1%)
10 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.9%)
25 (7.4%)
$13,945
$622
$13,323
55
49.8
332
49
190948000619
284
Table Mound Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
100 Tower Dr
Dubuque
52003
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 552-4400
415
32
13
34.2%
382 (92.0%)
3 (0.7%)
10 (2.4%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
14 (3.4%)
$14,016
$743
$13,273
55
68
190
94
191642000977
285
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
300 W Garfield
Laurens
50554
Pocahontas County
Laurens-Marathon Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 841-5000
140
13
10.8
51.4%
99 (70.7%)
8 (5.7%)
26 (18.6%)
2 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
4 (2.9%)
$20,283
$1,719
$18,563
54.7
45.4
359
74
190357000064
286
Strawberry Hill
Public
PK, KG-4
203 Hamilton Court
Anamosa
52205
Jones County
Anamosa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 462-3549
442
33
13.3
45.5%
402 (91.0%)
8 (1.8%)
13 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (4.1%)
$13,229
$855
$12,374
54.7
35.7
418
132
190354000052
287
Edwards Elementary School
Public
K-5
820 Miller Ave
Ames
50014
Story County
Ames Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 239-3760
450
31
14.3
38.4%
287 (63.8%)
61 (13.6%)
47 (10.4%)
27 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (6.2%)
$12,690
$743
$11,949
54.6
71.1
162
125
191350000826
288
Harlan Intermediate School
Public
3-5
1401 19th St
Harlan
51537
Shelby County
Harlan Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 755-2725
310
20
15.8
42.9%
274 (88.4%)
3 (1.0%)
22 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.5%)
$11,853
$464
$11,387
54.6
63.9
216
72
191563000936
289
George Washington Elementary School
Public
4-5
116 N 8th
Keokuk
52632
Lee County
Keokuk Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 524-1953
251
19
13.4
65.7%
217 (86.5%)
12 (4.8%)
5 (2.0%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (6.0%)
$14,201
$649
$13,552
54.4
40.5
393
104
191458000869
290
West Elementary School
Public
3-6
1301 1st St W
Independence
50644
Buchanan County
Independence Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 334-7430
381
34
11.1
40.2%
342 (89.8%)
3 (0.8%)
17 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
18 (4.7%)
$12,958
$330
$12,628
54.4
55.3
288
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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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