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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
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801Tipton High SchoolTiptonTipton Comm School DistrictHigh30215.5:1
802North Polk West Elementary SchoolPolk CityNorth Polk Comm School DistrictElementary39615.5:1
803Sioux Center High SchoolSioux CenterSioux Center Comm School DistrictHigh51815.5:1
804Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolGarnerGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School DistrictElementary38115.5:1
805Mid-Prairie West Elementary SchoolWellmanMid-Prairie Comm School DistrictElementary33015.5:1
806Oskaloosa High SchoolOskaloosaOskaloosa Comm School DistrictHigh63215.5:1
807Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle91315.5:1
808Atlantic Middle SchoolAtlanticAtlantic Comm School DistrictMiddle34915.5:1
809Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictElementary53115.6:1
810Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary62815.6:1
811Nevada High SchoolNevadaNevada Comm School DistrictHigh49815.6:1
812Muscatine High SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictHigh1,38015.6:1
813Hampton-Dumont Middle SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictMiddle36315.6:1
814Lincoln Elementary SchoolSpencerSpencer Comm School DistrictElementary44215.6:1
815Creston High SchoolCrestonCreston Comm School DistrictHigh48615.6:1
816Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary40315.6:1
817Alburnett Senior High SchoolAlburnettAlburnett Comm School DistrictHigh29315.6:1
818Northeast ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary59515.7:1
819Ashland Ridge ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary54815.7:1
820Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnstonJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary84015.7:1
821North Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle1,13615.7:1
822College View ElementaryCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary48815.7:1
823Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary55115.7:1
824Center Point-Urbana High SchoolCenter PointCenter Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictHigh44015.7:1
825Edward White Elementary SchoolEldridgeNorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary55615.7:1
826Lewis Central Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsLewis Central Comm School DistrictMiddle72015.7:1
827Newell-Fonda ElementaryNewellNewell-Fonda Comm School DistrictElementary28015.7:1
828Harding Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle60315.8:1
829Harlan PrimaryHarlanHarlan Comm School DistrictElementary34215.8:1
830Callanan Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle55315.8:1
831Prairie PointCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictMiddle86815.8:1
832Hoyt Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle45515.8:1
833West ElementaryKnoxvilleKnoxville Comm School DistrictElementary48515.8:1
834Independence Junior Senior High SchoolIndependenceIndependence Comm School DistrictHigh71215.8:1
835Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictHigh45715.8:1
836Ballard High SchoolHuxleyBallard Comm School DistrictHigh58615.8:1
837Fahrney ElementaryOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary49015.9:1
838Heritage ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary60415.9:1
839Carroll Middle SchoolCarrollCarroll Comm School DistrictMiddle45915.9:1
840Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary54215.9:1
841Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary27115.9:1
842Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoonaSoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictMiddle1,11215.9:1
843Charles City Middle SchoolCharles CityCharles City Comm School DistrictMiddle38615.9:1
844Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56915.9:1
845Sidney Elementary SchoolSidneySidney Comm School DistrictElementary24115.9:1
846Erskine Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary30816.0:1
847Harding Middle SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle71016.0:1
848Hopewell ElementaryBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary65816.0:1
849Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh56116.0:1
850Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit LakeSpirit Lake Comm School DistrictMiddle37916.0:1
Page 17 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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