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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
601Big Creek ElementaryPolk CityNorth Polk Comm School DistrictElementary35714.3:1
602Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwoodGlenwood Comm School DistrictElementary53814.3:1
603Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary57514.3:1
604RRMR Elementary SchoolRockfordRudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School DistrictElementary23514.3:1
605Missouri Valley ElementaryMissouri ValleyMissouri Valley Comm School DistrictElementary35914.3:1
606Dike Elementary SchoolDikeDike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary30614.3:1
607North Ridge ElementaryWaverlyWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictElementary39714.3:1
608Parkview Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictMiddle86514.3:1
609Brookview Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary59214.3:1
610West Marshall Elementary SchoolState CenterWest Marshall Comm School DistrictElementary41214.3:1
611Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictElementary43014.3:1
612Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle1,08114.3:1
613Morris ElementaryBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictElementary60114.3:1
614Cornell Elementary SchoolDes MoinesSaydel Comm School DistrictElementary55514.3:1
615Mount Ayr High SchoolMount AyrMount Ayr Comm School DistrictHigh30414.3:1
616Centerville High SchoolCentervilleCenterville Comm School DistrictHigh36814.3:1
617North Scott Junior High SchoolEldridgeNorth Scott Comm School DistrictMiddle53114.3:1
618Northwest Middle SchoolCoralvilleIowa City Comm School DistrictMiddle1,11314.4:1
619Lisbon Elementary SchoolLisbonLisbon Comm School DistrictElementary46114.4:1
620Durant Elementary SchoolDurantDurant Comm School DistrictElementary34214.4:1
621Woodside Middle SchoolDes MoinesSaydel Comm School DistrictMiddle39614.4:1
622Duncombe Elementary SchoolFort DodgeFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary43814.4:1
623Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary48914.4:1
624Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit LakeSpirit Lake Comm School DistrictElementary54714.4:1
625Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdaleMartensdale-St Marys Comm School DistrictElementary30714.4:1
626WACO Elementary SchoolCrawfordsvilleWACO Comm School DistrictElementary31714.4:1
627Northeast Hamilton Elementary SchoolBlairsburgWebster City Comm School DistrictElementary20814.4:1
628Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary60814.4:1
629Interstate 35 High SchoolTruroInterstate 35 Comm School DistrictHigh38514.4:1
630Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary21714.4:1
631Atlantic High SchoolAtlanticAtlantic Comm School DistrictHigh47814.4:1
632Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary62114.4:1
633Franklin Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary26114.4:1
634Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear LakeClear Lake Comm School DistrictElementary68514.4:1
635Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMarionLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle53414.4:1
636Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolLe MarsLe Mars Comm School DistrictElementary40714.4:1
637Vinton-Shellsburg Middle SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictMiddle33114.4:1
638Aplington-Parkersburg High SchoolParkersburgAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictHigh24714.5:1
639Indianola Middle SchoolIndianolaIndianola Comm School DistrictMiddle81814.5:1
640Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary41314.5:1
641Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolAlgonaAlgona Comm School DistrictElementary22614.5:1
642Southview Middle SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh91314.5:1
643East Sac County ElementarySac CityEast Sac County Comm School DistrictElementary43314.5:1
644Keokuk Middle SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School DistrictMiddle38114.5:1
645Wood Middle SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle62914.5:1
646Bronson Elementary SchoolBronsonLawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictElementary39014.5:1
647Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictElementary38014.5:1
648Farley Elementary SchoolFarleyWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictElementary27314.6:1
649Hartford Upper ElementaryHartfordCarlisle Comm School DistrictElementary30314.6:1
650Washington Elementary SchoolAtlanticAtlantic Comm School DistrictElementary55414.6:1
Page 13 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Brick-and-mortar schools with 200+ students. Ratio is enrollment / FTE teachers as reported to NCES.

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