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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Iowa

564 public elementary schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Hopewell Elementary leads the list at 96.2%, against a median of 72.8% 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
564
Iowa
Top % Proficient
96.2%
Median % Proficient
72.8%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary4.0%65896.2%
2East Elementary SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictElementary42.3%46893.7%
3Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictElementary12.1%43193.1%
4Wickham ElementaryCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary19.7%31592.1%
5Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary8.1%35691.6%
6Echo Hill ElementaryMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary7.3%53691.5%
7Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary7.1%70891.1%
8Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary10.4%47290.7%
9North Kossuth Elementary SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictElementary54.2%13190.2%
10Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary5.9%52690.2%
11Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary8.5%62189.8%
12Runnells ElementaryRunnells, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary26.9%26089.8%
13Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrinceton, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary23.7%15289.7%
14Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden, IAOgden Comm School DistrictElementary25.5%32189.2%
15Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellville, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary31.0%25589.0%
16Treynor Elementary SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictElementary15.0%36688.9%
17Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary13.8%44388.8%
18St Ansgar Elementary SchoolSt Ansgar, IASt Ansgar Comm School DistrictElementary24.3%34588.7%
19Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictElementary8.1%57888.5%
20Dike Elementary SchoolDike, IADike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary19.9%30688.4%
21Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary16.1%44688.3%
22Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary17.8%34388.3%
23MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange City, IAMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictElementary30.5%67288.2%
24Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary12.7%56987.8%
25Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary19.9%62887.7%
26Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolGarner, IAGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School DistrictElementary32.3%38187.6%
27Shuler Elementary SchoolClive, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary6.6%59287.6%
28George-Little Rock Elementary SchoolLittle Rock, IAGeorge-Little Rock Comm School DistrictElementary54.3%23287.3%
29West Hancock Elementary SchoolBritt, IAWest Hancock Comm School DistrictElementary36.7%29487.3%
30Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary4.5%33287.1%
31Clear Creek Elementary SchoolOxford, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School DistrictElementary20.5%27887.0%
32Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, IABedford Comm School DistrictElementary58.0%26986.6%
33Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills, IALake Mills Comm School DistrictElementary31.0%30386.4%
34Lincoln Elementary SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School DistrictElementary17.3%25486.4%
35Hinton Elementary SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School DistrictElementary12.4%29986.2%
36Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary16.9%40386.0%
37Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary34.8%24485.9%
38Schaller-Crestland ElementarySchaller, IASchaller-Crestland Comm School DistrictElementary50.3%15985.8%
39Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolAkron, IAAkron Westfield Comm School DistrictElementary35.3%25885.8%
40Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary40.5%63285.8%
41Alta Elementary SchoolAlta, IAAlta-Aurelia Comm School DistrictElementary40.6%25685.7%
42Westfield Elementary SchoolRobins, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary19.1%44585.6%
43Dallas Center ElementaryDallas Center, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictElementary23.7%16985.6%
44Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola, IAIndianola Comm School DistrictElementary14.9%39585.5%
45Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbine, IAWoodbine Comm School DistrictElementary37.5%26185.5%
46Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary12.9%84085.5%
47John Glenn Elementary SchoolDonahue, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary26.8%17985.4%
48Remsen-Union Elementary SchoolRemsen, IARemsen-Union Comm School DistrictElementary31.7%12385.3%
49Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit Lake, IASpirit Lake Comm School DistrictElementary27.6%54785.3%
50Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School DistrictElementary17.7%42485.1%
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