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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
1Iowa Virtual AcademyGuttenbergClayton Ridge Comm School District3261,457347%
2Iowa Connections Academy High SchoolAnitaCAM Comm School District3501,022192%
3Pickwick Early Childhood CenterOttumwaOttumwa Comm School District224560150%
4Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoonaSoutheast Polk Comm School District5771,11292.7%
5Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District31960890.6%
6Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimesDallas Center-Grimes Comm School District5971,07379.7%
7Clarinda High SchoolClarindaClarinda Comm School District28651178.7%
8Liberty High SchoolNorth LibertyIowa City Comm School District7351,28675.0%
9Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School District30853874.7%
10Hinton High SchoolHintonHinton Comm School District21237074.5%
11North Central Middle SchoolNorth LibertyIowa City Comm School District55092568.2%
12Southeast Middle SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School District7571,26967.6%
13Durant Junior/Senior High SchoolDurantDurant Comm School District20934062.7%
14Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurantBondurant-Farrar Comm School District54084957.2%
15Lincoln Elementary SchoolSpencerSpencer Comm School District28744254.0%
16Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School District29645453.4%
17Central Lee Middle SchoolDonnellsonCentral Lee Comm School District25739453.3%
18Northwest Middle SchoolCoralvilleIowa City Comm School District7301,11352.5%
19MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange CityMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District44267252.0%
20Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School District56785250.3%
21Prairie High SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School District1,1751,76650.3%
22Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan MeterVan Meter Comm School District38657849.7%
23Riverside Middle/Senior High SchoolOaklandRiverside Comm School District24436549.6%
24Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District30845146.4%
25Central ElementaryElkaderCentral Comm School District20029246.0%
26Alburnett Senior High SchoolAlburnettAlburnett Comm School District20129345.8%
27Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School District25737244.7%
28West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest BurlingtonWest Burlington Ind School District27539644.0%
29Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnstonJohnston Comm School District59384041.7%
30Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffinClear Creek Amana Comm School District49970240.7%
31Mark Twain Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School District29540938.6%
32South Middle SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School District7901,09238.2%
33Nashua-Plainfield Elementary SchoolNashuaNashua-Plainfield Comm School District20528137.1%
34North Polk High SchoolAllemanNorth Polk Comm School District47164436.7%
35Okoboji High SchoolMilfordOkoboji Comm School District26836636.6%
36Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterlooWaterloo Comm School District41156136.5%
37Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School District21328935.7%
38Sioux Center High SchoolSioux CenterSioux Center Comm School District38251835.6%
39Timberline SchoolWaukeeWaukee Comm School District73299235.5%
40Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolAlgonaAlgona Comm School District20928335.4%
41Lincoln Elementary SchoolCharles CityCharles City Comm School District20728035.3%
42Maple Grove ElementaryCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District40053934.8%
43Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle GroveEagle Grove Comm School District24632933.7%
44Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas CenterDallas Center-Grimes Comm School District44058633.2%
45Forest City Middle SchoolForest CityForest City Comm School District24833033.1%
46ADM Senior High SchoolAdelAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District50166632.9%
47East Sac County High SchoolLake ViewEast Sac County Comm School District26034432.3%
48Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantvillePleasantville Comm School District34645631.8%
49Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolRed OakRed Oak Comm School District31942031.7%
50North Polk Middle SchoolAllemanNorth Polk Comm School District38550430.9%
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