Best Elementary Schools in Iowa

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 565)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
192311002164	1	Hopewell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 Hopewell Ave	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Pleasant Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 332-0250	698	43	16	3.6%	429 (61.5%)	18 (2.6%)	47 (6.7%)	166 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$9,608			$67			$9,541	95.5	95.6	1
190894000831	2	Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building	Public	K-5	530 Lincoln	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 984-5611	467	30	15.7	14.6%	453 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,205			$377			$10,829	95.1	92.1	10	8
191884001114	3	Hospers Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 4th Ave S	Hospers	51238	Sioux County	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 752-8480	216	14	15.1	28.2%	179 (82.9%)	3 (1.4%)	26 (12.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,587			$267			$11,320	94.4	95.1	2	1
193051000958	4	Walnut Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	4240 156th St	Urbandale	50323	Polk County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-3585	625	38	16.2	8.8%	498 (79.7%)	26 (4.2%)	29 (4.6%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$11,663			$253			$11,410	93.4	90.3	17	13
192682001570	5	Mitchellville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Elm Ave NW	Mitchellville	50169	Polk County	Southeast Polk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 967-4274	242	16	15.1	34.7%	212 (87.6%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	$16,832			$385			$16,447	91.9	86.9	31	26
193051002130	6	Shuler Elementary School	Public	K-5	16400 Douglas Parkway	Clive	50325	Polk County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-8597	658	41	15.9	6.7%	543 (82.5%)	15 (2.3%)	20 (3.0%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$10,872			$236			$10,636	91.8	91.7	12	6
191251002192	7	Gilbert Intermediate School	Public	3-5	103 Mathews Dr	Gilbert	50105	Story County	Gilbert Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 232-3748	341	21	15.9	10.3%	293 (85.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,603			$317			$11,285	91	92.1	9	2
192311001365	8	Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	K-6	6333 Crow Creek Road	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Pleasant Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 332-5575	659	42	15.5	7.0%	508 (77.1%)	9 (1.4%)	32 (4.9%)	66 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$10,037			$369			$9,668	90.7	92.7	7	1
191470000436	9	Wickham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Oakdale Blvd	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1175	383	23	16.7	12.8%	236 (61.6%)	24 (6.3%)	16 (4.2%)	77 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$12,974			$451			$12,524	90.6	92.8	6	3
192083001887	10	North Kossuth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 5th Street North	Swea City	50590	Kossuth County	North Kossuth Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 272-4361	130	12	11.2	56.9%	109 (83.8%)	4 (3.1%)	8 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	$14,003			$493			$13,510	90.6	87.7	26	16

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection