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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
701Nixon Elementary SchoolHiawathaCedar Rapids Comm School District333289-13.2%
702ADM Middle SchoolAdelAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District406352-13.3%
703Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School District521451-13.4%
704Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School District239207-13.4%
705Dayton CenterDaytonSoutheast Valley Community School District231200-13.4%
706Harrison Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School District530459-13.4%
707Hoover Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School District337292-13.4%
708Shuler Elementary SchoolCliveWaukee Comm School District684592-13.5%
709Morris Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District600519-13.5%
710River Woods Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District570493-13.5%
711South Tama County Elementary SchoolTamaSouth Tama County619534-13.7%
712Berg Middle SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School District915790-13.7%
713West Marshall Middle SchoolState CenterWest Marshall Comm School District247213-13.8%
714Anamosa Middle SchoolAnamosaAnamosa Comm School District389335-13.9%
715Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District449386-14.0%
716North Hill Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School District312268-14.1%
717La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte CityUnion Comm School District303260-14.2%
718Fairfield High SchoolFairfieldFairfield Comm School District515442-14.2%
719Longfellow ElementaryMarionMarion Independent School District296254-14.2%
720Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance CenterCalamusCalamus-Wheatland Comm School District275236-14.2%
721Washington ElementaryFairfieldFairfield Comm School District279239-14.3%
722Interstate 35 High SchoolTruroInterstate 35 Comm School District449385-14.3%
723College View ElementaryCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School District570488-14.4%
724Winterset Middle SchoolWintersetWinterset Comm School District410351-14.4%
725Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District379324-14.5%
726Davis County ElementaryBloomfieldDavis County Comm School District489418-14.5%
727Cardinal Elementary SchoolMaquoketaMaquoketa Comm School District304260-14.5%
728Drexler Middle SchoolFarleyWestern Dubuque Comm School District748639-14.6%
729South Union Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District494422-14.6%
730Fairbank Elementary SchoolFairbankWapsie Valley Comm School District219187-14.6%
731North Ridge ElementaryGrimesDallas Center-Grimes Comm School District483412-14.7%
732Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School District450384-14.7%
733South O'Brien Secondary SchoolPaullinaSouth O'Brien Comm School District283241-14.8%
734Wings Park Elementary SchoolOelweinOelwein Comm School District345294-14.8%
735South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewellSouth Hamilton Comm School District352300-14.8%
736Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterGrangerWoodward-Granger Comm School District297253-14.8%
737Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolMaxwellCollins-Maxwell Comm School District223190-14.8%
738Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School District677576-14.9%
739Tipton Middle SchoolTiptonTipton Comm School District301256-15.0%
740Central Springs Middle SchoolNora SpringsCentral Springs Comm School District300255-15.0%
741Guthrie Center High SchoolGuthrie CenterGuthrie Center Comm School District233198-15.0%
742West Delaware Middle SchoolManchesterWest Delaware County Comm School District445378-15.1%
743Hoover Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School District473401-15.2%
744Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance CenterWheatlandCalamus-Wheatland Comm School District215182-15.3%
745Kinsey Elementary SchoolSioux CenterSioux Center Comm School District571483-15.4%
746Demoney ElementaryEsthervilleEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School District544460-15.4%
747Northstar Elementary SchoolKnoxvilleKnoxville Comm School District412348-15.5%
748Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary SchoolBrooklynBrooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District355300-15.5%
749Alta Elementary SchoolAltaAlta-Aurelia Comm School District303256-15.5%
750Camanche Middle SchoolCamancheCamanche Comm School District303256-15.5%
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