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Best Schools · Iowa · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing Iowa public schools, 2017-2024

Iowa public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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IOWA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
551Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School District276257-6.9%
552McKinley Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School District423394-6.9%
553Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High SchoolGarnerGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District317295-6.9%
554Blue Grass Elementary SchoolBlue GrassDavenport Comm School District298277-7.0%
555Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School District426396-7.0%
556Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosaOskaloosa Comm School District972903-7.1%
557McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District459426-7.2%
558Westwood Elementary SchoolSloanWestwood Comm School District347322-7.2%
559Lake Mills Senior High SchoolLake MillsLake Mills Comm School District208193-7.2%
560Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School District289268-7.3%
561Center Point-Urbana High SchoolCenter PointCenter Point-Urbana Comm School District475440-7.4%
562Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School District1,2371,146-7.4%
563Hoover Middle SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School District916848-7.4%
564Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary SchoolColesburgEdgewood-Colesburg Comm School District307284-7.5%
565Vinton-Shellsburg Middle SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School District358331-7.5%
566Vinton-Shellsburg High SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School District448414-7.6%
567Monroe Elementary SchoolMonroePCM Comm School District278257-7.6%
568Moulton Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District504465-7.7%
569Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolClarionClarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District508469-7.7%
570Oelwein High SchoolOelweinOelwein Comm School District362334-7.7%
571Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolSibleySibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District334308-7.8%
572Sioux Center Middle SchoolSioux CenterSioux Center Comm School District398367-7.8%
573Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School District483445-7.9%
574Muscatine High SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School District1,5021,380-8.1%
575Carrie Lee ElementaryDecorahDecorah Community School District234215-8.1%
576Weber ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School District496456-8.1%
577Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School District619569-8.1%
578John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District1,7951,648-8.2%
579Callanan Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District603553-8.3%
580Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School District444407-8.3%
581Storm Lake ElementaryStorm LakeStorm Lake Comm School District896822-8.3%
582Manson Northwest Webster ElementaryBarnumManson Northwest Webster Comm School District479439-8.4%
583J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School District368337-8.4%
584Burlington Community High SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School District1,1091,016-8.4%
585Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School District705645-8.5%
586Iowa Valley Elementary SchoolMarengoIowa Valley Comm School District343314-8.5%
587McCombs Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District733670-8.6%
588Pence ElementaryFairfieldFairfield Comm School District347317-8.6%
589Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount PleasantMount Pleasant Comm School District597545-8.7%
590Sidney Elementary SchoolSidneySidney Comm School District264241-8.7%
591Wilton Elementary SchoolWiltonWilton Comm School District558509-8.8%
592Bellevue High SchoolBellevueBellevue Comm School District388354-8.8%
593Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School District452412-8.8%
594Central High SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School District1,4141,288-8.9%
595Underwood Middle SchoolUnderwoodUnderwood Comm School District202184-8.9%
596Longfellow Elementary SchoolBelle PlaineBelle Plaine Comm School District293267-8.9%
597Hanawalt ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District343312-9.0%
598Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School District1,004913-9.1%
599Anamosa High SchoolAnamosaAnamosa Comm School District419381-9.1%
600Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School District444403-9.2%
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