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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Story County, Iowa

11 public elementary schools in Story County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Sawyer Elementary School leads the list at 11.1:1, against a median of 13.0:1 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
11
Story County, Iowa
Best Students/teacher
11.1:1
Median Students/teacher
13.0:1
LOWEST RATIO · STORY COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary37111.1:1
2Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary36111.2:1
3Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary31412.5:1
4Ballard East ElementaryCambridge, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary41712.6:1
5Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary48912.9:1
6Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary43613.0:1
7Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary63213.7:1
8Ballard West ElementarySlater, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary45115.0:1
9Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary44615.2:1
10Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary40916.4:1
11Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary35616.9:1
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