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
501	Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 Floyd Blvd	Sioux City	51105	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6834	605	52	11.5	92.9%	20 (3.3%)	48 (7.9%)	522 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,850			$1,170			$11,680	16.2	10	514	13		192640001514
502	Truman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5506 N Pine	Davenport	52806	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 723-6900	434	34	12.6	58.3%	185 (42.6%)	110 (25.3%)	57 (13.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (14.7%)	$15,146			$537			$14,609	15.8	16.3	484	18		190858001881
503	Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1004 Seventh Street NE	Belmond	50421	Wright County	Belmond-Klemme Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 444-4300	362	28	12.9	57.7%	197 (54.4%)	9 (2.5%)	149 (41.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,171			$879			$12,290	15.5	13.1	497	6		190468002090
504	Inman Elementary School	Public	K-6	900 Inman Drive	Red Oak	51566	Montgomery County	Red Oak Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 623-6635	461	34	13.4	53.6%	399 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$13,647			$822			$12,825	15.4	15.3	487	17		192400001395
505	McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	621 Kindler Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 263-9049	394	35	11.3	61.2%	217 (55.1%)	22 (5.6%)	123 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.1%)	$13,538			$845			$12,693	15.4	18.8	475	30		192013001190
506	Moulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 E 8th	Moulton	52572	Appanoose County	Moulton-Udell Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 642-3665	103	10	10.6	66.0%	102 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,781			$768			$11,012	15.3	29.7	441	65		191980001163
507	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 4th Ave S	Clinton	52732	Clinton County	Clinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 243-0479	376	34	11	69.7%	196 (52.1%)	34 (9.0%)	85 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.6%)	$15,869			$1,282			$14,588	15.3	16.5	483	24		190771000378
508	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	806 E Hoffman St	Des Moines	50316	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8420	285	24	12	88.8%	60 (21.1%)	18 (6.3%)	154 (54.0%)	30 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$18,238			$1,698			$16,540	15.2	4.9	538	30		190897000554
509	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 DeForest Avenue	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1165	213	22	9.6	66.7%	75 (35.2%)	76 (35.7%)	49 (23.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$15,834			$1,165			$14,669	14.9	23.3	462	47		191470000896
510	Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1102 E. 4th St.	Ottumwa	52501	Wapello County	Ottumwa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 684-5441	335	27	12.4	59.7%	85 (25.4%)	56 (16.7%)	113 (33.7%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (18.5%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,451			$1,167			$12,284	14.6	26.3	453	57		192211001328

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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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