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1,360 schools in Iowa

99 counties · 444 cities · Public K-12

Across 444 cities and 99 counties, Iowa operates 1,360 public K-12 schools. Des Moines Independent Comm School District runs the largest district by enrollment in the state.

Largest district
Des Moines Independent Comm School District29,676 students · 59 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 73.7% met or exceeded.
Top 5 schools
  1. 97.5%
  2. 96.9%
  3. 95.9%
  4. 95.8%
  5. 95.8%
Lowest 5 schools
  1. 22.7%
  2. 23.0%
  3. 31.9%
  4. 33.6%
  5. 34.5%

See all 1,117 schools ranked by score →

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All schools

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NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Clarinda High SchoolClarindaPage CountyHigh511·
Goodrell Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle511·
Gilbert High SchoolGilbertStory CountyHigh509·
Wilton Elementary SchoolWiltonMuscatine CountyElementary509·
Knoxville High SchoolKnoxvilleMarion CountyHigh508·
Wilson Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary507·
Webster City High SchoolWebster CityHamilton CountyHigh505·
New Hampton Elementary SchoolNew HamptonChickasaw CountyElementary504·
North Polk Middle SchoolAllemanPolk CountyMiddle504·
Denison Middle SchoolDenisonCrawford CountyMiddle502·
E A Kreft Primary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary502·
Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary501·
Carver Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyElementary499·
Adams Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary498·
Lakeview ElementaryCentervilleAppanoose CountyElementary498·
Nevada High SchoolNevadaStory CountyHigh498·
Cardinal ElementaryEldonWapello CountyElementary495·
Four Mile ElementaryPleasant HillPolk CountyElementary495·
Jefferson IntermediatePellaMarion CountyMiddle494·
John Kennedy Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyElementary493·
River Woods Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary493·
Okoboji Elementary SchoolMilfordDickinson CountyElementary491·
Fahrney ElementaryOttumwaWapello CountyElementary490·
Jackson Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary490·
Lakeview ElementarySolonJohnson CountyElementary490·
Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyElementary489·
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmesStory CountyElementary489·
College View ElementaryCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary488·
Hiatt Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle488·
Winterset Elementary SchoolWintersetMadison CountyElementary488·
Le Mars Middle SchoolLe MarsPlymouth CountyMiddle487·
Creston High SchoolCrestonUnion CountyHigh486·
Harlan High SchoolHarlanShelby CountyHigh486·
MOC-Floyd Valley High SchoolOrange CitySioux CountyHigh486·
Lincoln IntermediateMason CityCerro Gordo CountyMiddle485·
West ElementaryKnoxvilleMarion CountyElementary485·
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle484·
Carroll High SchoolCarrollCarroll CountyHigh483·
Kinsey Elementary SchoolSioux CenterSioux CountyElementary483·
Unity Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary483·
West Burlington Elem SchoolWest BurlingtonDes Moines CountyElementary479·
Atlantic High SchoolAtlanticCass CountyHigh478·
Maquoketa Community High SchoolMaquoketaJackson CountyHigh477·
Benton Community Senior High SchoolVan HorneBenton CountyHigh473·
Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary472·
Charles City High SchoolCharles CityFloyd CountyHigh472·
Solon High SchoolSolonJohnson CountyHigh471·
Mount Vernon High SchoolMount VernonLinn CountyHigh470·
Central Middle SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyMiddle469·
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolClarionWright CountyElementary469·
Franklin Middle SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle469·
Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokeeCherokee CountyElementary468·
East Elementary SchoolSheldonO'Brien CountyElementary468·
Louisa-Muscatine ElementaryLettsLouisa CountyElementary468·
Alan Shepard Elementary SchoolLong GroveScott CountyElementary467·
Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary466·
Moulton Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary465·
Ekstrand Elementary SchoolDe WittClinton CountyElementary464·
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyElementary464·
Humboldt High SchoolHumboldtHumboldt CountyHigh464·
Waterford Elementary SchoolUrbandaleDallas CountyElementary464·
John Adams Middle SchoolMason CityCerro Gordo CountyMiddle463·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary463·
Clear Lake High SchoolClear LakeCerro Gordo CountyHigh461·
Inman Elementary SchoolRed OakMontgomery CountyElementary461·
Lisbon Elementary SchoolLisbonLinn CountyElementary461·
Demoney ElementaryEsthervilleEmmet CountyElementary460·
Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary460·
Carroll Middle SchoolCarrollCarroll CountyMiddle459·
Harrison Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary459·
Algona High SchoolAlgonaKossuth CountyHigh458·
Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolTruroMadison CountyElementary458·
Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary458·
Saydel High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh458·
Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHamptonFranklin CountyHigh457·
Stewart Elementary SchoolWashingtonWashington CountyElementary457·
Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantvilleMarion CountyElementary456·
Weber ElementaryIowa CityJohnson CountyElementary456·
Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianolaWarren CountyElementary456·
George Washington Carver AcademyWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyMiddle455·
Hoyt Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle455·
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary455·
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokukLee CountyElementary454·
Humboldt Middle SchoolHumboldtHumboldt CountyMiddle454·
Webster City Middle SchoolWebster CityHamilton CountyMiddle454·
Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyElementary453·
Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwoodMills CountyMiddle453·
Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlingtonDes Moines CountyMiddle452·
Northeast Middle-High SchoolGoose LakeClinton CountyHigh452·
Washington High SchoolWashingtonWashington CountyHigh452·
Ballard West ElementarySlaterStory CountyElementary451·
Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary451·
Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary451·
Lambert Elementary SchoolManchesterDelaware CountyElementary449·
Forest City Elementary SchoolForest CityWinnebago CountyElementary448·
Highland Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary448·
Wilton Jr-Sr High SchoolWiltonMuscatine CountyHigh447·
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory CityStory CountyElementary446·
Abbie Grove ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary445·
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurantPolk CountyMiddle445·
Westfield Elementary SchoolRobinsLinn CountyElementary445·
Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaireScott CountyElementary443·
Cunningham SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary443·
Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolClintonClinton CountyElementary443·
East Ridge ElementaryCoralvilleJohnson CountyElementary442·
Fairfield High SchoolFairfieldJefferson CountyHigh442·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolSpencerClay CountyElementary442·
Nevada Middle SchoolNevadaStory CountyMiddle442·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine CountyElementary441·
Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdaleBlack Hawk CountyMiddle440·
Center Point-Urbana High SchoolCenter PointLinn CountyHigh440·
Delaware ElementaryDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary440·
West Elementary SchoolGlenwoodMills CountyElementary440·
Manson Northwest Webster ElementaryBarnumWebster CountyElementary439·
Duncombe Elementary SchoolFort DodgeWebster CountyElementary438·
Perkins Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary438·
Prairie Ridge ElementaryCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary438·
West Liberty Elementary SchoolWest LibertyMuscatine CountyElementary438·
Storm Lake Early Elementary SchoolStorm lakeBuena Vista CountyElementary437·
Alexander ElementaryIowa CityJohnson CountyElementary436·
Carver ElementaryDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary436·
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmesStory CountyElementary436·
South Prairie ElementaryGrimesPolk CountyElementary436·
West Delaware High SchoolManchesterDelaware CountyHigh436·
Eagle Grove ElementaryEagle GroveWright CountyElementary435·
Prairie Crest ElementaryCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary434·
Truman Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary434·
East Sac County ElementarySac CitySac CountyElementary433·
Grant Wood Elementary SchoolBettendorfScott CountyElementary433·
Decorah Middle SchoolDecorahWinneshiek CountyMiddle432·
Mediapolis Elementary SchoolMediapolisDes Moines CountyElementary432·
Central Lyon Elementary SchoolRock RapidsLyon CountyElementary431·
Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenverBremer CountyElementary431·
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr HighEddyvilleWapello CountyHigh431·
Logan-Magnolia Elementary SchoolLoganHarrison CountyElementary431·
Longfellow Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary431·
Frank L Smart Middle SchoolDavenportScott CountyMiddle430·
Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary430·
Altoona ElementaryAltoonaPolk CountyElementary429·
Trailside Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary429·
Van Buren Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary429·
Christine Grant ElementaryNorth LibertyJohnson CountyElementary426·
McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle426·
Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount VernonLinn CountyMiddle425·
Peosta Elementary SchoolPeostaDubuque CountyElementary425·
Table Mound Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyElementary425·
Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwoodPottawattamie CountyElementary424·
Centennial ElementaryAltoonaPolk CountyElementary423·
South Union Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary422·
Wilson Middle SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle422·
Clarke Community High SchoolOsceolaClarke CountyHigh421·
Franklin Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary421·
McKinley Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary421·
South Tama County High SchoolTamaTama CountyHigh421·
Grinnell Community Middle SchoolGrinnellPoweshiek CountyMiddle420·
Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary420·
Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolRed OakMontgomery CountyHigh420·
Algona Middle SchoolAlgonaKossuth CountyMiddle419·
Fairview Elementary SchoolCarrollCarroll CountyElementary419·
Ballard Middle SchoolHuxleyStory CountyMiddle418·
Davis County ElementaryBloomfieldDavis CountyElementary418·
Ballard East ElementaryCambridgeStory CountyElementary417·
Creston Elementary SchoolCrestonUnion CountyElementary416·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary416·
Mid-Prairie Middle SchoolKalonaWashington CountyMiddle415·
Vinton-Shellsburg High SchoolVintonBenton CountyHigh414·
Bowman Woods Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary413·
South Tama County Middle SchoolToledoTama CountyMiddle413·
Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlingtonDes Moines CountyMiddle412·
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary412·
Jesup Elementary SchoolJesupBuchanan CountyElementary412·
North Ridge ElementaryGrimesPolk CountyElementary412·
West Marshall Elementary SchoolState CenterMarshall CountyElementary412·
Fairfield Middle SchoolFairfieldJefferson CountyMiddle410·
East Elementary SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyElementary409·
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbertStory CountyElementary409·
Irving Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyElementary409·
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolBettendorfScott CountyElementary409·
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbertStory CountyMiddle408·
North Polk Central Elementary SchoolAllemanPolk CountyElementary408·
Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolLe MarsPlymouth CountyElementary407·
Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevueJackson CountyElementary405·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolOsageMitchell CountyElementary405·
Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolCoralvilleJohnson CountyElementary405·
Oskaloosa Middle SchoolOskaloosaMahaska CountyMiddle404·
Adel Elementary SchoolAdelDallas CountyElementary403·
Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorfScott CountyElementary403·
Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary403·
Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyMiddle402·
Hoover Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary401·
Madison Elementary SchoolPellaMarion CountyElementary401·
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant BluffWoodbury CountyMiddle400·
Strawberry HillAnamosaJones CountyElementary400·
Colfax-Mingo Elementary SchoolColfaxJasper CountyElementary399·
Bondurant-Farrar Junior HighBondurantPolk CountyMiddle398·
Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolIowa FallsHardin CountyHigh398·
North Ridge ElementaryWaverlyBremer CountyElementary397·
West Liberty High SchoolWest LibertyMuscatine CountyHigh397·
Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary396·
Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianolaWarren CountyElementary396·
North Polk West Elementary SchoolPolk CityPolk CountyElementary396·
West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest BurlingtonDes Moines CountyHigh396·
Woodside Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle396·
Alburnett Elementary SchoolAlburnettLinn CountyElementary395·
Irving Elementary SchoolIndianolaWarren CountyElementary395·
Atkins Elementary SchoolAtkinsBenton CountyElementary394·
Central Lee Middle SchoolDonnellsonLee CountyMiddle394·
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary394·
McKinley Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine CountyElementary394·
Northeast Elementary SchoolGoose LakeClinton CountyElementary394·
Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary393·
Spirit Lake High SchoolSpirit LakeDickinson CountyHigh393·
Cascade Junior-Senior High SchoolCascadeDubuque CountyHigh392·
Cowles Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary392·
Waukon High SchoolWaukonAllamakee CountyHigh392·
Bronson Elementary SchoolBronsonWoodbury CountyElementary390·
Fillmore Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary388·
West Fork Elementary at RockwellRockwellCerro Gordo CountyElementary388·
Harding Elementary SchoolMason CityCerro Gordo CountyElementary387·
Woodbury Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshall CountyElementary387·
Charles City Middle SchoolCharles CityFloyd CountyMiddle386·
Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary386·
Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary386·
Interstate 35 High SchoolTruroMadison CountyHigh385·
Linn Grove Elementary SchoolMarionLinn CountyElementary385·
Rue Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary385·
Edison Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary384·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary384·
Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMount PleasantHenry CountyMiddle383·
Roundy Elementary SchoolColumbus JunctionLouisa CountyElementary383·
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary SchoolSergeant BluffWoodbury CountyElementary383·
Anamosa High SchoolAnamosaJones CountyHigh381·
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolGarnerHancock CountyElementary381·
Keokuk Middle SchoolKeokukLee CountyMiddle381·
Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary380·
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNewtonJasper CountyElementary380·
Virtual CampusDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh380·
Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit LakeDickinson CountyMiddle379·
West Delaware Middle SchoolManchesterDelaware CountyMiddle378·
Hayes Elementary SchoolDavenportScott CountyElementary377·
Early Childhood CenterFort DodgeWebster CountyElementary376·
James Van Allen Elementary SchoolNorth LibertyJohnson CountyElementary376·
Jefferson Elementary SchoolClintonClinton CountyElementary376·
Greene County High SchoolJeffersonGreene CountyHigh375·
Pella Middle SchoolPellaMarion CountyMiddle375·
Bluff Elementary SchoolClintonClinton CountyElementary372·
Chariton High SchoolCharitonLucas CountyHigh372·
Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine CountyElementary372·
Hudson High SchoolHudsonBlack Hawk CountyHigh371·
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmesStory CountyElementary371·

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