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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 168 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Pickwick Early Childhood Center leads the list at 150%, against a median of 10.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
168
Iowa
Top Enrollment growth
150%
Median Enrollment growth
10.1%
FASTEST GROWING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Pickwick Early Childhood CenterOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District224560150%
2Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District31960890.6%
3Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School District30853874.7%
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolSpencer, IASpencer Comm School District28744254.0%
5Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokuk, IAKeokuk Comm School District29645453.4%
6MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange City, IAMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District44267252.0%
7Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School District38657849.7%
8Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School District30845146.4%
9Central ElementaryElkader, IACentral Comm School District20029246.0%
10Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School District25737244.7%
11Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School District59384041.7%
12Mark Twain Elementary SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School District29540938.6%
13Nashua-Plainfield Elementary SchoolNashua, IANashua-Plainfield Comm School District20528137.1%
14Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolAlgona, IAAlgona Comm School District20928335.4%
15Lincoln Elementary SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School District20728035.3%
16Maple Grove ElementaryCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District40053934.8%
17Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantville, IAPleasantville Comm School District34645631.8%
18Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolNewton, IANewton Comm School District25733630.7%
19Peosta Elementary SchoolPeosta, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School District32642530.4%
20Cedar River Academy at TaylorCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District27335530.0%
21Durant Elementary SchoolDurant, IADurant Comm School District26434229.5%
22Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School District43656228.9%
23Inman Elementary SchoolRed Oak, IARed Oak Comm School District36046128.1%
24Garfield Elementary SchoolClarinda, IAClarinda Comm School District45257326.8%
25Springville Elementary SchoolSpringville, IASpringville Comm School District23229426.7%
26South Side Elementary SchoolHampton, IAHampton-Dumont Comm School District24030326.3%
27Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District36345826.2%
28West Monona ElementaryOnawa, IAWest Monona Comm School District27935226.2%
29Epworth Elementary SchoolEpworth, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School District28936024.6%
30St Ansgar Elementary SchoolSt Ansgar, IASt Ansgar Comm School District27734524.5%
31Alburnett Elementary SchoolAlburnett, IAAlburnett Comm School District32239522.7%
32Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School District36144322.7%
33Lakeview ElementaryCenterville, IACenterville Comm School District40949821.8%
34Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue, IABellevue Comm School District33340521.6%
35Tilford Elementary SchoolVinton, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School District44854421.4%
36Woodward-Granger Elementary SchoolGranger, IAWoodward-Granger Comm School District28834921.2%
37Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School District35042421.1%
38Clark Elementary SchoolNew London, IANew London Comm School District26031420.8%
39Morris ElementaryBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School District49860120.7%
40Farley Elementary SchoolFarley, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School District22727320.3%
41Washington Elementary SchoolAtlantic, IAAtlantic Comm School District46155420.2%
42Eagle Grove ElementaryEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School District36243520.2%
43Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District29535219.3%
44Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola, IAIndianola Comm School District38345619.1%
45Mulberry Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School District24829318.1%
46Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District36943417.6%
47Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden, IAOgden Comm School District27332117.6%
48East Elementary SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School District40046817.0%
49North Linn ElementaryTroy Mills, IANorth Linn Comm School District24128116.6%
50West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District47755516.4%
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