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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
951River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolCorrectionvilleRiver Valley Comm School District224137-38.8%
952Novak Elementary SchoolMarionLinn-Mar Comm School District582347-40.4%
953Crestwood High SchoolCrescoHoward-Winneshiek Comm School District582346-40.5%
954James Wilson Grimes SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School District368212-42.4%
955Mark Twain ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School District376213-43.4%
956Madison Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District271153-43.5%
957Rock Valley High SchoolRock ValleyRock Valley Comm School District430242-43.7%
958Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School District455245-46.2%
959Alden Elementary SchoolAldenAlden Comm School District281148-47.3%
960Buford Garner ElementaryNorth LibertyIowa City Comm School District663344-48.1%
961Johnson ElementarySpencerSpencer Comm School District396201-49.2%
962East Marshall Middle SchoolGilmanEast Marshall Comm School District316157-50.3%
963George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School District514222-56.8%
964Tiffin ElementaryTiffinClear Creek Amana Comm School District448191-57.4%
965Early Childhood CenterWest LibertyWest Liberty Comm School District23289-61.6%
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