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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Story County, Iowa

11 public elementary schools in Story County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Colo-Nesco Elementary School leads the list at 70.5%, against a median of 76.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Story County, Iowa

Best % Proficient

70.5%

Median % Proficient

76.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Colo-Nesco Elementary School	Zearing, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	Elementary	50.9%	169	70.5%
2	Sawyer Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	36.1%	371	71.1%
3	Edwards Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	44.5%	436	71.5%
4	Mitchell Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	55.7%	314	72.5%
5	Meeker Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	42.1%	361	75.9%
6	Ballard East Elementary	Cambridge, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Elementary	23.5%	417	76.9%
7	Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	Elementary	41.2%	182	80.4%
8	Fellows Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	28.8%	489	83.5%
9	Central Elementary School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Elementary	40.5%	632	85.8%
10	Roland-Story Elementary School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Elementary	16.1%	446	88.3%
11	Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Elementary	8.1%	356	91.6%

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