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The smallest public schools in Story County, Iowa

Across Story County, Iowa, 25 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Colo-Nesco Elementary School leads the list at 169, against a median of 417 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
25
Story County, Iowa
Best Students
169
Median Students
417
SMALLEST · STORY COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolZearing, IAColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictElementary169
2Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins, IACollins-Maxwell Comm School DistrictElementary182
3Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolMaxwell, IACollins-Maxwell Comm School DistrictHigh190
4Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo, IAColo-NESCO Comm School DistrictHigh216
5Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary314
6Roland-Story High SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictHigh317
7Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictMiddle331
8Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary356
9Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary361
10Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary371
11Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle408
12Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary409
13Ballard East ElementaryCambridge, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary417
14Ballard Middle SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School DistrictMiddle418
15Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary436
16Nevada Middle SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictMiddle442
17Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary446
18Ballard West ElementarySlater, IABallard Comm School DistrictElementary451
19Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictElementary489
20Nevada High SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictHigh498
21Gilbert High SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictHigh509
22Ballard High SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School DistrictHigh586
23Central Elementary SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictElementary632
24Ames Middle SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictMiddle1,033
25Ames High SchoolAmes, IAAmes Comm School DistrictHigh1,440
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