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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Iowa

564 public elementary schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Virgil Grissom Elementary School leads the list at 97.5%, against a median of 72.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
564
Iowa
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
72.8%
BEST IN READING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrinceton, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary15297.5%
2Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary65895.9%
3East Elementary SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictElementary46895.6%
4Wickham ElementaryCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary31594.2%
5Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictElementary43192.6%
6Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictElementary57892.4%
7Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary70892.4%
8Echo Hill ElementaryMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary53692.3%
9North Kossuth Elementary SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictElementary13192.3%
10Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary34392.1%
11Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School DistrictElementary43091.9%
12Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary44391.8%
13Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbine, IAWoodbine Comm School DistrictElementary26191.7%
14Treynor Elementary SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictElementary36691.5%
15Remsen-Union Elementary SchoolRemsen, IARemsen-Union Comm School DistrictElementary12391.2%
16Runnells ElementaryRunnells, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary26091.2%
17Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellville, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary25590.8%
18Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47290.5%
19Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56990.4%
20Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary35690.4%
21Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary33290.3%
22Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary52690.2%
23MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange City, IAMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictElementary67290.2%
24Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills, IALake Mills Comm School DistrictElementary30390.1%
25Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden, IAOgden Comm School DistrictElementary32190.0%
26Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary62189.6%
27Dallas Center ElementaryDallas Center, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictElementary16989.3%
28George-Little Rock Elementary SchoolLittle Rock, IAGeorge-Little Rock Comm School DistrictElementary23289.3%
29Hinton Elementary SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School DistrictElementary29989.1%
30St Ansgar Elementary SchoolSt Ansgar, IASt Ansgar Comm School DistrictElementary34589.1%
31Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary24489.1%
32Central Lyon Elementary SchoolRock Rapids, IACentral Lyon Comm School DistrictElementary43188.7%
33Danville Elementary SchoolDanville, IADanville Comm School DistrictElementary36288.5%
34Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary62888.3%
35Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School DistrictElementary42488.3%
36Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary63288.1%
37Dike Elementary SchoolDike, IADike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary30688.0%
38Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorf, IABettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary40387.9%
39Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary39287.9%
40Delwood Elementary SchoolDelmar, IADelwood Comm School DistrictElementary14287.7%
41Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAUrbandale Comm School DistrictElementary51987.6%
42Penn Elementary SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary51286.9%
43Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary44686.8%
44Shuler Elementary SchoolClive, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary59286.7%
45West Lyon Elementary SchoolInwood, IAWest Lyon Comm School DistrictElementary56186.7%
46Whittier Elementary SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School DistrictElementary33186.6%
47John Glenn Elementary SchoolDonahue, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary17986.5%
48Jesup Elementary SchoolJesup, IAJesup Comm School DistrictElementary41286.3%
49Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School DistrictElementary84086.3%
50South Hamilton ElemJewell, IASouth Hamilton Comm School DistrictElementary37086.3%
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