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2024–25 graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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2017–18 through 2023–24 attendance dataNov 15, 2024

2018–19 through 2022–23 graduation ratesNov 13, 2024

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Iowa

Rank	School	City
1^st	Hopewell Elementary	Bettendorf
2^nd	North Kossuth Elementary School	Swea City
3^rd	Virgil Grissom Elementary School	Princeton
4^th	Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building	Denver
5^th	East Elementary School	Sheldon
6^th	Wickham Elementary	Coralville
7^th	Runnells Elementary	Runnells
8^th	Walnut Hills Elementary School	Urbandale
9^th	Woodbine Elementary School	Woodbine
10^th	Echo Hill Elementary	Marion

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Top 10 Middle Schools in Iowa

Rank	School	City
1^st	Denver Middle School	Denver
2^nd	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert
3^rd	Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis
4^th	Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon
5^th	Bedford High School	Bedford
6^th	Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter
7^th	Treynor Middle School	Treynor
8^th	Pleasant Valley Junior High School	LeClaire
9^th	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines
10^th	Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon

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Top 10 High Schools in Iowa

Rank	School	City
1^st	Treynor High School	Treynor
2^nd	Denver Senior High School	Denver
3^rd	Van Meter High School	Van Meter
4^th	Gilbert High School	Gilbert
5^th	ADM Senior High School	Adel
6^th	Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center
7^th	Pella High School	Pella
8^th	Solon High School	Solon
9^th	Decorah High School	Decorah
10^th	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton

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District Name	Number of Schools	IA Iowa District Rank	City	County
Des Moines Independent Community School District	59	306^th	Des Moines	Polk County
Cedar Rapids Community School District	30	279^th	Cedar Rapids	Linn County
Iowa City Community School District	28	241^st	Iowa City	Johnson County
Davenport Community School District	27	297^th	Davenport	Scott County
Sioux City Community School District	23	270^th	Sioux City	Woodbury County
Waukee Community School District	20	65^th	Waukee	Dallas County
Dubuque Community School District	18	262^nd	Dubuque	Dubuque County
Waterloo Community School District	18	287^th	Waterloo	Black Hawk County
Ankeny Community School District	18	62^nd	Ankeny	Polk County
Council Bluffs Community School District	15	272^nd	Council Bluffs	Pottawattamie County

District Name	Number of Schools	IA Iowa District Rank	City	County
Denver Community School District	4	1^st	Denver	Bremer County
Gilbert Community School District	4	2^nd	Gilbert	Story County
Van Meter Community School District	3	3^rd	Van Meter	Dallas County
Treynor Community School District	3	4^th	Treynor	Pottawattamie County
Pleasant Valley Community School District	8	5^th	Bettendorf	Scott County
Roland-Story Community School District	3	6^th	Story City	Story County
North Union Community School District	2	7^th	Armstrong	Emmet County
Bedford Community School District	3	8^th	Bedford	Taylor County
Maquoketa Valley Community School District	5	9^th	Delhi	Delaware County
St Ansgar Community School District	3	10^th	Saint Ansgar	Mitchell County

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Cities in Iowa

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Top 10 IA Iowa Cities

City	Number of Schools	IA Iowa City Rank
Des Moines	82	393^rd
Cedar Rapids	55	333^rd
Sioux City	34	356^th
Dubuque	32	344^th
Davenport	29	405^th
Waterloo	24	380^th
Council Bluffs	22	334^th
Iowa City	22	350^th
Ankeny	21	95^th
West Des Moines	20	226^th

City	Number of Schools	IA Iowa City Rank
Princeton	1	1^st
Denver	4	2^nd
Runnells	1	3^rd
Gilbert	4	4^th
Van Meter	3	5^th
Treynor	3	6^th
Mitchellville	1	7^th
Leclaire	3	8^th
New Albin	1	9^th
Parkersburg	2	10^th

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