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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%

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All schools

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NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone TreeJohnson CountyHigh205·
Riceville High SchoolRicevilleHoward CountyHigh205·
South Winneshiek High SchoolCalmarWinneshiek CountyHigh205·
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High SchoolHartleyO'Brien CountyHigh203·
North Tama High SchoolTraerTama CountyHigh203·
Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary202·
Lincoln Elementary SchoolMount PleasantHenry CountyElementary202·
East Union ElementaryAftonUnion CountyElementary201·
Johnson ElementarySpencerClay CountyElementary201·
Central City High SchoolCentral CityLinn CountyHigh200·
Dayton CenterDaytonWebster CountyElementary200·
Dunkerton High SchoolDunkertonBlack Hawk CountyHigh200·
Emmetsburg Middle SchoolEmmetsburgPalo Alto CountyMiddle199·
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle SchoolAplingtonButler CountyMiddle198·
Easton Valley Junior High / High SchoolPrestonJackson CountyHigh198·
Guthrie Center High SchoolGuthrie CenterGuthrie CountyHigh198·
South Winneshiek Elementary SchoolOssianWinneshiek CountyElementary198·
Turkey Valley Elementary SchoolJackson JunctionWinneshiek CountyElementary198·
Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High SchoolWinfieldHenry CountyHigh198·
Bryant Elementary SchoolAlgonaKossuth CountyElementary197·
Downtown SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary197·
Treynor Middle SchoolTreynorPottawattamie CountyMiddle197·
Lone Tree Elementary SchoolLone TreeJohnson CountyElementary196·
Sidney High SchoolSidneyFremont CountyHigh196·
Solon IntermediateSolonJohnson CountyElementary196·
South Hardin Middle SchoolHubbardHardin CountyMiddle196·
Harlan Elementary SchoolMount PleasantHenry CountyElementary195·
Jessie Franklin TaylorDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary195·
Madrid High SchoolMadridBoone CountyHigh195·
Rock Valley Middle SchoolRock ValleySioux CountyMiddle195·
Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolSibleyOsceola CountyHigh195·
Southwest Valley High schoolCorningAdams CountyHigh195·
Union Middle SchoolDysartTama CountyMiddle194·
Griswold Middle/High SchoolGriswoldCass CountyHigh193·
Hawarden Elementary SchoolHawardenSioux CountyElementary193·
Lake Mills Senior High SchoolLake MillsWinnebago CountyHigh193·
Hinton Intermediate SchoolHintonPlymouth CountyMiddle191·
Lamoni Elementary SchoolLamoniDecatur CountyElementary191·
Tiffin ElementaryTiffinJohnson CountyElementary191·
West Central Valley Middle SchoolRedfieldDallas CountyMiddle191·
West Fork High SchoolSheffieldFranklin CountyHigh191·
AGWSR High SchoolAckleyHardin CountyHigh190·
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolMaxwellStory CountyHigh190·
Woodbury Central High SchoolMovilleWoodbury CountyHigh190·
Earlham Senior High SchoolEarlhamMadison CountyHigh189·
East Buchanan High SchoolWinthropBuchanan CountyHigh189·
Remsen-Union Middle SchoolRemsenPlymouth CountyMiddle189·
Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolAkronPlymouth CountyHigh188·
CAM Jr./Sr. High SchoolAnitaCass CountyHigh188·
Fairbank Elementary SchoolFairbankBuchanan CountyElementary187·
Wapello Senior High SchoolWapelloLouisa CountyHigh187·
Dexter Elementary SchoolDexterDallas CountyElementary186·
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle SchoolOdeboltSac CountyMiddle186·
IKM-Manning High SchoolManningCarroll CountyHigh185·
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle SchoolSibleyOsceola CountyMiddle185·
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolJackson JunctionWinneshiek CountyHigh185·
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High SchoolElk HornShelby CountyHigh184·
Springville Secondary SchoolSpringvilleLinn CountyHigh184·
Underwood Middle SchoolUnderwoodPottawattamie CountyMiddle184·
English Valleys Elementary SchoolNorth EnglishIowa CountyElementary183·
Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance CenterWheatlandClinton CountyHigh182·
Central Middle School/High SchoolElkaderClayton CountyHigh182·
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollinsStory CountyElementary182·
Mapleton Elementary SchoolMapletonMonona CountyElementary182·
Winfield Elementary SchoolWinfieldHenry CountyElementary182·
Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyElementary181·
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary SchoolRadcliffeHardin CountyElementary181·
CAL Elementary SchoolLatimerFranklin CountyElementary180·
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyHigh180·
Nodaway Valley High SchoolGreenfieldAdair CountyHigh180·
John Glenn Elementary SchoolDonahueScott CountyElementary179·
Oakland ElementaryOaklandPottawattamie CountyElementary178·
Corse Early Childhood CenterBurlingtonDes Moines CountyElementary177·
Clarksville Elementary SchoolClarksvilleButler CountyElementary176·
Clayton Ridge High SchoolGuttenbergClayton CountyHigh176·
Keystone Elementary SchoolKeystoneBenton CountyElementary176·
Galva-Holstein Elementary SchoolHolsteinIda CountyElementary175·
Oelwein Online SchoolOelweinFayette CountyCombined175·
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony CenterFarmingtonVan Buren CountyElementary175·
Harris-Lake Park High SchoolLake ParkDickinson CountyHigh174·
Starmont High SchoolArlingtonFayette CountyHigh174·
West Hancock Middle SchoolKanawhaHancock CountyMiddle174·
ICCSD Online Learning ProgramIOWA CITYJohnson CountyCombined173·
Kingsley Elementary SchoolKingsleyPlymouth CountyElementary173·
Little Husky Learning CenterOelweinFayette CountyElementary173·
Oak Hill ElementaryTiffinJohnson CountyElementary173·
Rockford Junior-Senior High SchoolRockfordFloyd CountyHigh173·
South Elementary SchoolLeonDecatur CountyElementary173·
West Bend-Mallard Elementary SchoolWest BendPalo Alto CountyElementary173·
BCLUW High SchoolConradGrundy CountyHigh172·
Central City Elementary SchoolCentral CityLinn CountyElementary170·
North Union High SchoolArmstrongEmmet CountyHigh170·
Tripoli Middle/Sr High SchoolTripoliBremer CountyHigh170·
Twin Cedars Elementary SchoolBusseyMarion CountyElementary170·
Alburnett Middle SchoolAlburnettLinn CountyMiddle169·
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolZearingStory CountyElementary169·
Dallas Center ElementaryDallas CenterDallas CountyElementary169·
Valley Elementary SchoolElginFayette CountyElementary169·
H-L-V Elementary SchoolVictorIowa CountyElementary168·
MFL MarMac Middle SchoolMcgregorClayton CountyMiddle168·
North Cedar Lowden Elementary CenterLowdenCedar CountyElementary168·
North Elementary SchoolLeonDecatur CountyElementary168·
Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolLake ParkDickinson CountyElementary167·
Delhi Elementary SchoolDelhiDelaware CountyElementary166·
MMCRU Marcus ElementaryMarcusCherokee CountyElementary166·
Shannon Elementary SchoolMonticelloJones CountyElementary166·
St Ansgar High SchoolSt AnsgarMitchell CountyHigh166·
Aplington Elementary SchoolAplingtonButler CountyElementary165·
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle SchoolSanbornO'Brien CountyMiddle165·
Keota Elementary SchoolKeotaKeokuk CountyElementary165·
Murray Elementary SchoolMurrayClarke CountyElementary165·
Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High SchoolGliddenCarroll CountyHigh163·
Southeast Warren PrimaryMiloWarren CountyElementary162·
West Fork Middle SchoolSHEFFIELDFranklin CountyMiddle161·
West Hancock High SchoolBrittHancock CountyHigh161·
West Monona High SchoolOnawaMonona CountyHigh161·
Adair-Casey Elementary SchoolAdairGuthrie CountyElementary160·
BCLUW Elementary SchoolConradGrundy CountyElementary160·
Lynnville-Sully High SchoolSullyJasper CountyHigh160·
Schaller-Crestland ElementarySchallerSac CountyElementary159·
Missouri Valley Middle SchoolMissouri ValleyHarrison CountyMiddle158·
North-Linn Senior High SchoolTroy MillsLinn CountyHigh158·
Ogden Middle SchoolOgdenBoone CountyMiddle158·
East Marshall Middle SchoolGilmanMarshall CountyMiddle157·
Melcher-Dallas ElementaryDallasMarion CountyElementary157·
West Harrison Middle School/High SchoolMondaminHarrison CountyHigh156·
Sioux Central Middle SchoolSioux RapidsBuena Vista CountyMiddle155·
River Valley ElementaryWashtaCherokee CountyElementary154·
West Sioux Middle SchoolHawardenSioux CountyMiddle154·
Albia Middle SchoolAlbiaMonroe CountyMiddle153·
Madison Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary153·
Stanton High SchoolStantonMontgomery CountyHigh153·
Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrincetonScott CountyElementary152·
Walnut Creek CampusWest Des MoinesPolk CountyHigh152·
Hills Elementary SchoolHillsJohnson CountyElementary151·
Madrid Junior High SchoolMadridBoone CountyMiddle151·
Melcher-Dallas High SchoolMelcherMarion CountyHigh151·
Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary150·
Walcott Elementary SchoolWalcottScott CountyElementary150·
Graettinger-Terril Elementary SchoolTerrilDickinson CountyElementary149·
Highland High SchoolRiversideWashington CountyHigh149·
Alden Elementary SchoolAldenHardin CountyElementary148·
Moravia Elementary SchoolMoraviaAppanoose CountyElementary148·
Bailey Park Elementary SchoolGrinnellPoweshiek CountyElementary147·
Laurens-Marathon Elementary SchoolLaurensPocahontas CountyElementary147·
New Albin Elementary SchoolNew AlbinAllamakee CountyElementary147·
New Hartford Elementary SchoolNew HartfordButler CountyElementary147·
Lake Mills Middle SchoolLake MillsWinnebago CountyMiddle146·
Panorama Middle SchoolPanoraGuthrie CountyMiddle146·
Central Springs Elementary School - Nora SpringsNora SpringsFloyd CountyElementary145·
Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolDelhiDelaware CountyMiddle145·
Murray Jr/Sr HighMurrayClarke CountyHigh145·
North Side Elementary SchoolHamptonFranklin CountyElementary145·
Stanton Elementary SchoolStantonMontgomery CountyElementary145·
Nodaway Valley Middle SchoolFontanelleAdair CountyMiddle144·
Central Springs Elementary Manly CampusManlyWorth CountyElementary143·
Creston Early Childhood CenterCrestonUnion CountyElementary142·
Delwood Elementary SchoolDelmarClinton CountyElementary142·
Earlham Middle SchoolEarlhamMadison CountyMiddle142·
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High SchoolBusseyMarion CountyHigh142·
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community SchoolWestsideCrawford CountyElementary141·
Kingsley-Pierson High SchoolKingsleyPlymouth CountyHigh141·
Clayton Ridge Middle SchoolGuttenbergClayton CountyMiddle140·
Montezuma High SchoolMontezumaPoweshiek CountyHigh140·
Children's Village At HooverDavenportScott CountyElementary139·
Clyde D Mease Elementary SchoolDakota CityHumboldt CountyElementary139·
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterMechanicsvilleCedar CountyElementary139·
Newell-Fonda High SchoolNewellBuena Vista CountyHigh138·
River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolCorrectionvilleWoodbury CountyHigh137·
Viersen Early Learning CenterPellaMarion CountyElementary137·
Tri-Center Middle SchoolNeolaPottawattamie CountyMiddle135·
Carson ElementaryCarsonPottawattamie CountyElementary134·
H-L-V Junior-Senior High SchoolVictorIowa CountyHigh133·
BCLUW Middle SchoolUnionHardin CountyMiddle132·
Mormon Trail Elementary SchoolHumestonWayne CountyElementary132·
St Ansgar Middle SchoolSt AnsgarMitchell CountyMiddle132·
West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolWest BendPalo Alto CountyMiddle132·
AGWSR Middle SchoolWellsburgGrundy CountyMiddle131·
North Kossuth Elementary SchoolSwea CityKossuth CountyElementary131·
Southwest Valley Middle SchoolVilliscaMontgomery CountyMiddle131·
Akron Westfield Middle SchoolAkronPlymouth CountyMiddle130·
McGregor Intermediate SchoolMcgregorClayton CountyElementary130·
North Union ElementaryFentonKossuth CountyElementary130·
Graettinger-Terril High SchoolGraettingerPalo Alto CountyHigh128·
Pleasantville Middle SchoolPleasantvilleMarion CountyMiddle128·
West Lyon Junior High SchoolInwoodLyon CountyMiddle128·
Amana Elementary SchoolMiddle AmanaIowa CountyElementary126·
Pierson Middle SchoolPiersonWoodbury CountyMiddle126·
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle SchoolEarlySac CountyMiddle126·
South Winneshiek Middle SchoolOssianWinneshiek CountyMiddle126·
West Harrison ElementaryMondaminHarrison CountyElementary126·
Andrew Elementary SchoolAndrewJackson CountyElementary125·
Clarksville High SchoolClarksvilleButler CountyHigh125·
Aurelia Elementary SchoolAureliaCherokee CountyElementary124·
Newell-Fonda Middle SchoolNewellBuena Vista CountyMiddle124·
North Iowa High SchoolBuffalo CenterWinnebago CountyHigh124·
Remsen-Union Elementary SchoolRemsenPlymouth CountyElementary123·
East Early Childhood CtrStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyElementary122·
Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolSullyJasper CountyMiddle121·
Seymour High SchoolSeymourWayne CountyHigh121·
Empowering Excellence Charter SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh120·
Fredericksburg Elem SchoolFredericksburgChickasaw CountyElementary120·
West Monona Middle SchoolOnawaMonona CountyMiddle120·
Anne E. Nelson Early Learning CenterCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary119·
Highland Middle SchoolRiversideWashington CountyMiddle119·
Ireton Elementary SchoolIretonSioux CountyElementary119·
Morning Sun Elementary SchoolMorning SunLouisa CountyElementary119·
Clipper Early Childhood AcademyTiffinJohnson CountyElementary118·
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary SchoolCharter OakCrawford CountyElementary117·
West Bend-Mallard High SchoolWest BendPalo Alto CountyHigh117·
Shell Rock Elementary SchoolShell RockButler CountyElementary116·
North Iowa Middle SchoolBuffalo CenterWinnebago CountyMiddle115·
Keota High SchoolKeotaKeokuk CountyHigh114·
Odebolt Elementary-OdeboltOdeboltSac CountyElementary114·
Starmont Middle SchoolArlingtonFayette CountyMiddle113·
Sylvia Enarson Elementary SchoolVilliscaMontgomery CountyElementary112·
North-Linn Middle SchoolTroy MillsLinn CountyMiddle111·
Woodbury Central Middle SchoolMovilleWoodbury CountyMiddle111·
North Union Middle SchoolSwea CityKossuth CountyMiddle110·
Woodward AcademyWoodwardBoone CountyHigh110·
Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PKOskaloosaMahaska CountyElementary109·
Ruby Van MeterDes MoinesPolk CountyCombined109·
Fremont ElementaryFremontMahaska CountyElementary108·
Westside Junior-Senior High SchoolWestsideCrawford CountyHigh108·
Readlyn Elementary SchoolReadlynBremer CountyElementary107·
Montezuma Junior High SchoolMontezumaPoweshiek CountyMiddle106·
Ottumwa Virtual LearningOttumwaWapello CountyCombined106·
Galva-Holstein Upper ElementaryGalvaIda CountyMiddle105·
Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus JunctionLouisa CountyMiddle104·
Blakesburg ElementaryBlakesburgWapello CountyElementary103·
Moulton Elementary SchoolMoultonAppanoose CountyElementary103·
George-Little Rock Senior High SchoolGeorgeLyon CountyHigh102·
Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburgFremont CountyElementary102·
Tri-County Elementary SchoolThornburgKeokuk CountyElementary102·
Wapello Junior High SchoolWapelloLouisa CountyMiddle102·
Essex Elementary SchoolEssexPage CountyElementary101·
Adair-Casey Jr. High SchoolAdairGuthrie CountyMiddle100·
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary SchoolAlbert CityBuena Vista CountyElementary100·
City View HighCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh100·
MVAO Middle SchoolAnthonWoodbury CountyMiddle100·
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High SchoolChurdanGreene CountyHigh99·
Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High SchoolHumestonWayne CountyHigh98·
Seymour Elementary SchoolSeymourWayne CountyElementary98·
West Central Charter High SchoolMaynardFayette CountyHigh97·
Southeast Warren IntermediateLaconaWarren CountyMiddle95·
Johnston Elementary SchoolHopkintonDelaware CountyElementary94·
Alternative SchoolMason CityCerro Gordo CountyHigh91·
Earlville Elementary SchoolEarlvilleDelaware CountyElementary91·
Marshalltown Virtual AcademyMarshalltownMarshall CountyHigh90·
Early Childhood CenterWest LibertyMuscatine CountyElementary89·

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