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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
101James Wilson Grimes SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictElementary21211.5:1
102Sioux Central High SchoolSioux RapidsSioux Central Comm School DistrictHigh25511.5:1
103Demoney ElementaryEsthervilleEstherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictElementary46011.5:1
104Tri-Center Elementary SchoolNeolaTri-Center Comm School DistrictElementary36411.5:1
105River Woods Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary49311.5:1
106Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary SchoolColesburgEdgewood-Colesburg Comm School DistrictElementary28411.5:1
107Poyner ElementaryEvansdaleWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36211.6:1
108Grant Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary31211.6:1
109West Sioux High SchoolHawardenWest Sioux Comm School DistrictHigh24211.6:1
110Eldora-New Providence Elementary SchoolEldoraEldora-New Providence Comm School DistrictElementary24211.6:1
111Irving Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary60511.6:1
112Boyer Valley Elementary SchoolDow CityBoyer Valley Comm School DistrictElementary20811.6:1
113John Cline Elementary SchoolDecorahDecorah Community School DistrictElementary30011.6:1
114Nixon Elementary SchoolHiawathaCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary28911.6:1
115Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33711.6:1
116Cattell Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary31411.6:1
117Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School DistrictMiddle28911.6:1
118Crestview School of InquiryCliveWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary55811.6:1
119Cardinal Elementary SchoolMaquoketaMaquoketa Comm School DistrictElementary26011.7:1
120Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary54811.7:1
121Kinsey Elementary SchoolSioux CenterSioux Center Comm School DistrictElementary48311.7:1
122South Central Calhoun Elementary SchoolRockwell CitySouth Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictElementary29911.7:1
123Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary38811.7:1
124Madison Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary31811.7:1
125Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle43011.7:1
126Radiant Elementary SchoolUrbandaleWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary27311.7:1
127Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High SchoolLiberty CenterSoutheast Warren Comm School DistrictHigh27611.7:1
128Wapello Elementary SchoolWapelloWapello Comm School DistrictElementary22911.7:1
129George Washington Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle58411.7:1
130Johnson STEAM Academy SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary32411.7:1
131South O'Brien Secondary SchoolPaullinaSouth O'Brien Comm School DistrictHigh24111.7:1
132Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance CenterCalamusCalamus-Wheatland Comm School DistrictElementary23611.7:1
133Audubon Middle-High SchoolAudubonAudubon Comm School DistrictHigh29111.7:1
134Anamosa Middle SchoolAnamosaAnamosa Comm School DistrictMiddle33511.7:1
135North Butler ElementaryAllisonNorth Butler Comm School DistrictElementary27111.7:1
136Highland Elementary SchoolRiversideHighland Comm School DistrictElementary24211.7:1
137Parkersburg Elementary SchoolParkersburgAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictElementary21111.8:1
138Windsor ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary25411.8:1
139Bluff Elementary SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictElementary37211.8:1
140Greene County High SchoolJeffersonGreene County Comm School DistrictHigh37511.8:1
141Pocahontas Area Middle/ High SchoolPocahontasPocahontas Area Comm School DistrictHigh36711.8:1
142Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High SchoolPackwoodPekin Comm School DistrictHigh25811.8:1
143Clarke Community Elementary SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School DistrictElementary65211.8:1
144Franklin Elementary SchoolBooneBoone Comm School DistrictElementary32911.8:1
145Forest City Elementary SchoolForest CityForest City Comm School DistrictElementary44811.8:1
146West Central Valley High SchoolStuartWest Central Valley Comm School DistrictHigh26411.8:1
147Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary SchoolSergeant BluffSergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictElementary34911.9:1
148Grant Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary30011.9:1
149Wayne Elementary SchoolCorydonWayne Comm School DistrictElementary32811.9:1
150Pence ElementaryFairfieldFairfield Comm School DistrictElementary31711.9:1
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