The smallest public schools in Iowa · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the smallest public schools in Iowa. Back to page 1.

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#	School	City	District	Level	Students
51	Tri-County JR/SR High School	Thornburg, IA	Tri-County Comm School District	High	77
52	Whiting Elementary School	Whiting, IA	Whiting Comm School District	Elementary	78
53	Torrence Elementary	Keokuk, IA	Keokuk Comm School District	Elementary	80
54	Lamoni High School	Lamoni, IA	Lamoni Comm School District	High	81
55	Moulton-Udell High School	Moulton, IA	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	High	85
56	Salem Elementary School	Salem, IA	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	Elementary	86
57	Paton-Churdan Elementary	Churdan, IA	Paton-Churdan Comm School District	Elementary	86
58	Kee High School	Lansing, IA	Eastern Allamakee Comm School District	High	87
59	Essex Junior-Senior High School	Essex, IA	Essex Comm School District	High	87
60	Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School	Ruthven, IA	Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District	Elementary	89
61	Early Childhood Center	West Liberty, IA	West Liberty Comm School District	Elementary	89
62	Earlville Elementary School	Earlville, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	Elementary	91
63	Alternative School	Mason City, IA	Mason City Comm School District	High	91
64	Johnston Elementary School	Hopkinton, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	Elementary	94
65	Southeast Warren Intermediate	Lacona, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	Middle	95
66	West Central Charter High School	Maynard, IA	West Central Comm School District	High	97
67	Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School	Humeston, IA	Mormon Trail Comm School District	High	98
68	Seymour Elementary School	Seymour, IA	Seymour Comm School District	Elementary	98
69	Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School	Albert City, IA	Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District	Elementary	100
70	Adair-Casey Jr. High School	Adair, IA	Adair-Casey Comm School District	Middle	100
71	MVAO Middle School	Anthon, IA	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	Middle	100
72	City View High	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	100
73	Essex Elementary School	Essex, IA	Essex Comm School District	Elementary	101
74	George-Little Rock Senior High School	George, IA	George-Little Rock Comm School District	High	102
75	Marnie Simons Elementary School	Hamburg, IA	Hamburg Comm School District	Elementary	102
76	Tri-County Elementary School	Thornburg, IA	Tri-County Comm School District	Elementary	102
77	Wapello Junior High School	Wapello, IA	Wapello Comm School District	Middle	102
78	Blakesburg Elementary	Blakesburg, IA	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	Elementary	103
79	Moulton Elementary School	Moulton, IA	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	Elementary	103
80	Columbus Community Junior High School	Columbus Junction, IA	Columbus Comm School District	Middle	104
81	Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary	Galva, IA	Galva-Holstein Comm School District	Middle	105
82	Montezuma Junior High School	Montezuma, IA	Montezuma Comm School District	Middle	106
83	Readlyn Elementary School	Readlyn, IA	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Elementary	107
84	Westside Junior-Senior High School	Westside, IA	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	High	108
85	Fremont Elementary	Fremont, IA	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	Elementary	108
86	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Combined	109
87	Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK	Oskaloosa, IA	Oskaloosa Comm School District	Elementary	109
88	North Union Middle School	Swea City, IA	North Kossuth Comm School District	Middle	110
89	Woodward Academy	Woodward, IA	Woodward-Granger Comm School District	High	110
90	North-Linn Middle School	Troy Mills, IA	North Linn Comm School District	Middle	111
91	Woodbury Central Middle School	Moville, IA	Woodbury Central Comm School District	Middle	111
92	Sylvia Enarson Elementary School	Villisca, IA	Villisca Comm School District	Elementary	112
93	Starmont Middle School	Arlington, IA	Starmont Comm School District	Middle	113
94	Keota High School	Keota, IA	Keota Comm School District	High	114
95	Odebolt Elementary-Odebolt	Odebolt, IA	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District	Elementary	114
96	North Iowa Middle School	Buffalo Center, IA	North Iowa Comm School District	Middle	115
97	Shell Rock Elementary School	Shell Rock, IA	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	Elementary	116
98	Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Charter Oak, IA	Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District	Elementary	117
99	West Bend-Mallard High School	West Bend, IA	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	High	117
100	Clipper Early Childhood Academy	Tiffin, IA	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	Elementary	118

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