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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Iowa, drawn from 561 qualifying public elementary schools. Riverside Elementary School leads the list at 7.9:1, against a median of 13.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
561
Iowa
Best Students/teacher
7.9:1
Median Students/teacher
13.5:1
LOWEST RATIO · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Riverside Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary2277.9:1
2Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary3528.3:1
3Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary2478.5:1
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary2579.0:1
5Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary2599.1:1
6Mark Twain ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary2139.6:1
7Wings Park Elementary SchoolOelwein, IAOelwein Comm School DistrictElementary2949.6:1
8East Mills Elementary SchoolMalvern, IAEast Mills Comm School DistrictElementary2149.8:1
9George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokuk, IAKeokuk Comm School DistrictElementary2229.8:1
10Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary27010.0:1
11Davis County ElementaryBloomfield, IADavis County Comm School DistrictElementary41810.2:1
12Rock Run ElementaryIowa Falls, IAIowa Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29210.3:1
13Washington Elementary SchoolCharles City, IACharles City Comm School DistrictElementary20610.3:1
14Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IAMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary29510.3:1
15Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary24710.4:1
16Corning Elementary SchoolCorning, IACorning Comm School DistrictElementary21010.4:1
17Starmont Elementary SchoolArlington, IAStarmont Comm School DistrictElementary24410.4:1
18Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35310.5:1
19Oak ParkDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary28810.6:1
20Griswold ElementaryGriswold, IAGriswold Comm School DistrictElementary22710.6:1
21CAM Elementary SchoolMassena, IACAM Comm School DistrictElementary21610.6:1
22Sunnyside Elementary SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictElementary29810.7:1
23Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary42010.7:1
24Briggs Elementary SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School DistrictElementary20710.7:1
25Van Buren County Community School District Douds CenterDouds, IAVan Buren County Comm School DistrictElementary29210.7:1
26Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolAkron, IAAkron Westfield Comm School DistrictElementary25810.7:1
27Marshall Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary32310.7:1
28Weber ElementaryIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary45610.8:1
29Rock Valley Elementary SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictElementary37010.9:1
30Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary30610.9:1
31Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary38410.9:1
32Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary32510.9:1
33East Union ElementaryAfton, IAEast Union Comm School DistrictElementary20110.9:1
34Westwood Elementary SchoolSloan, IAWestwood Comm School DistrictElementary32210.9:1
35Sioux Central Elementary SchoolSioux Rapids, IASioux Central Comm School DistrictElementary22910.9:1
36Taft Elementary SchoolHumboldt, IAHumboldt Comm School DistrictElementary36910.9:1
37Roundy Elementary SchoolColumbus Junction, IAColumbus Comm School DistrictElementary38310.9:1
38Phillips ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary26311.0:1
39Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary33211.0:1
40Jefferson Elementary SchoolMason City, IAMason City Comm School DistrictElementary29211.0:1
41Jefferson Elementary SchoolClinton, IAClinton Comm School DistrictElementary37611.0:1
42Eagle Grove ElementaryEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School DistrictElementary43511.0:1
43Cora B Darling ElementaryPostville, IAPostville Comm School DistrictElementary36311.0:1
44Johnson ElementarySpencer, IASpencer Comm School DistrictElementary20111.0:1
45Crestwood Elementary SchoolCresco, IAHoward-Winneshiek Comm School DistrictElementary34911.1:1
46Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary37111.1:1
47Richardson Elementary SchoolFort Madison, IAFort Madison Comm School DistrictElementary28611.1:1
48Shenandoah Elementary SchoolShenandoah, IAShenandoah Comm School DistrictElementary34911.1:1
49Anson Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary28611.1:1
50Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IAMontezuma Comm School DistrictElementary21811.2:1
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