Total enrollment
9,843
-129 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Dubuque Comm School District
Iowa · 9,843 students · 1 city
Dubuque Comm School District runs the local public-school system inside Iowa: 19 K-12 schools serving roughly 9,843 students, with 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Dubuque Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
+2 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dubuque Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #138 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,843 | #9 of 234 | #938 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #6 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #34 of 234 | #2,654 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.4% | #62 of 234 | #4,850 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #39 of 119 | #3,529 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dubuque Comm School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Bryant Elementary School at 84.6% proficient to Prescott Elementary School at 31.8%, a gap of 52.8 points. That is the widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 10,248 to 9,524 students (down 7%) and from 752 to 767 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead High School | Dubuque | High | 09-12 | 1,499 |
| Dubuque Senior High School | Dubuque | High | 09-12 | 1,490 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School | Dubuque | Middle | 06-08 | 1,081 |
| George Washington Middle School | Dubuque | Middle | 06-08 | 584 |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 568 |
| Carver Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 |
| John Kennedy Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 493 |
| Table Mound Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 425 |
| Irving Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 409 |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Dubuque | Middle | 06-08 | 402 |
| Prescott Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 352 |
| Marshall Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 323 |
| Sageville Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 304 |
| Bryant Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 299 |
| Hoover Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 292 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 257 |
| Dubuque Online School | Dubuque | High | 06-12 | 249 |
| Audubon Elementary School | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-05 | 247 |
| Seedlings Preschool Center | Dubuque | Elementary | PK-PK | 70 |
About Dubuque Comm School District
Dubuque Comm School District is a moderately sized public-school district in Iowa. The district maintains 19 schools and instructs approximately 9,843 students.
On the school-mix side, Dubuque Comm School District is built around 13 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 518 in this district, above the Iowa typical of 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,843 students, stayed largely flat from the 9,972 reported in SY 2020-21. Dubuque Comm School District now counts 19 public schools, up from 17 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Dubuque Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.