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Best Schools · Iowa · Lowest student-teacher ratio

Iowa schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

Iowa public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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IOWA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
501Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolWaverlyWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictMiddle68113.8:1
502East Elementary SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School DistrictElementary46813.8:1
503Lenox High SchoolLenoxLenox Comm School DistrictHigh21913.8:1
504East Buchanan Elementary SchoolWinthropEast Buchanan Comm School DistrictElementary30313.8:1
505Clear Lake Middle SchoolClear LakeClear Lake Comm School DistrictMiddle30813.8:1
506Morningside ElementarySioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary64513.8:1
507Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary34013.8:1
508Fairview Elementary SchoolGrinnellGrinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictElementary24213.8:1
509Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle85513.8:1
510Harlan High SchoolHarlanHarlan Comm School DistrictHigh48613.8:1
511Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictElementary46613.8:1
512Albia High SchoolAlbiaAlbia Comm School DistrictHigh34813.8:1
513PCM High SchoolMonroePCM Comm School DistrictHigh34813.8:1
514Longfellow ElementaryMarionMarion Independent School DistrictElementary25413.8:1
515Longfellow Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary43113.9:1
516Prairie Crest ElementaryCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictElementary43413.9:1
517Franklin Middle SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle46913.9:1
518Clarinda High SchoolClarindaClarinda Comm School DistrictHigh51113.9:1
519Four Mile ElementaryPleasant HillSoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary49513.9:1
520Arthur Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary22913.9:1
521Monticello Middle SchoolMonticelloMonticello Comm School DistrictMiddle30513.9:1
522Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictMiddle63313.9:1
523Horizon ElementaryJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary61313.9:1
524Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictHigh1,33313.9:1
525Sumner-Fredericksburg High SchoolSumnerSumner-Fredericksburg Comm School DistrictHigh24313.9:1
526Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary53913.9:1
527Southeast Valley ElementaryFarnhamvilleSoutheast Valley Community School DistrictElementary22313.9:1
528Nodland Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary24913.9:1
529Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle73413.9:1
530Boone High SchoolBooneBoone Comm School DistrictHigh70413.9:1
531Westfield Elementary SchoolRobinsLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary44513.9:1
532Valley SouthwoodsWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictHigh67813.9:1
533Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School DistrictHigh85213.9:1
534Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary39313.9:1
535South Central Calhoun Middle SchoolRockwell CitySouth Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictMiddle32913.9:1
536North Mahaska Elementary SchoolNew SharonNorth Mahaska Comm School DistrictElementary30114.0:1
537B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle73614.0:1
538Grant Wood Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary43314.0:1
539Northeast Middle-High SchoolGoose LakeNortheast Comm School DistrictHigh45214.0:1
540Berg Middle SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictMiddle79014.0:1
541MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange CityMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictElementary67214.0:1
542Lincoln Elementary SchoolOsageOsage Comm School DistrictElementary40514.0:1
543Peosta Elementary SchoolPeostaWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictElementary42514.0:1
544Prairie West ElementaryWaverlyWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictElementary25214.0:1
545North Linn ElementaryTroy MillsNorth Linn Comm School DistrictElementary28114.0:1
546Schuler Elementary SchoolAtlanticAtlantic Comm School DistrictElementary20614.0:1
547Jesup Middle SchoolJesupJesup Comm School DistrictMiddle24914.0:1
548Clinton High SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictHigh98114.0:1
549West Liberty Middle SchoolWest LibertyWest Liberty Comm School DistrictMiddle36714.0:1
550Pierce Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary33414.1:1
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