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.
Test scores
Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 73.7% met or exceeded.Top 5 schools
- 97.5%
- 96.9%
- 95.9%
- 95.8%
- 95.8%
Lowest 5 schools
- 22.7%
- 23.0%
- 31.9%
- 33.6%
- 34.5%
| Name | City | County | Level | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School | Ruthven | Palo Alto County | Elementary | 89 | · |
| Mason City Virtual Academy | Mason City | Cerro Gordo County | High | 88 | · |
| Essex Junior-Senior High School | Essex | Page County | High | 87 | · |
| Kee High School | Lansing | Allamakee County | High | 87 | · |
| Logan Preschool | Shenandoah | Page County | Elementary | 87 | · |
| Paton-Churdan Elementary | Churdan | Greene County | Elementary | 86 | · |
| Salem Elementary School | Salem | Henry County | Elementary | 86 | · |
| Moulton-Udell High School | Moulton | Appanoose County | High | 85 | · |
| Irving Preschool | Sioux City | Woodbury County | Elementary | 84 | · |
| Lamoni High School | Lamoni | Decatur County | High | 81 | · |
| Torrence Elementary | Keokuk | Lee County | Elementary | 80 | · |
| Whiting Elementary School | Whiting | Monona County | Elementary | 78 | · |
| Rock Valley Pre-School | Rovk Valley | Sioux County | Elementary | 77 | · |
| Tri-County JR/SR High School | Thornburg | Keokuk County | High | 77 | · |
| Bennett Elementary School | Bennett | Cedar County | Elementary | 76 | · |
| Clark Early Childhood Center | Sioux City | Woodbury County | Elementary | 75 | · |
| East Buchanan Middle School | Winthrop | Buchanan County | Middle | 75 | · |
| Lansing Middle School | Lansing | Allamakee County | Middle | 75 | · |
| Schleswig Elementary School | Schleswig | Crawford County | Elementary | 75 | · |
| Olin Elementary School | Olin | Jones County | Elementary | 74 | · |
| Prairie Early Childhood Center | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | Elementary | 74 | · |
| Stratford Elementary | Stratford | Hamilton County | Elementary | 74 | · |
| Great Oaks High School and Career Center | Des Moines | Polk County | High | 72 | · |
| Seedlings Preschool Center | Dubuque | Dubuque County | Elementary | 70 | · |
| Prairie Crossing | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | Combined | 67 | · |
| Anthon Elementary | Anthon | Woodbury County | Elementary | 64 | · |
| Kendall Center | Albia | Monroe County | Elementary | 63 | · |
| Lamoni Middle School | Lamoni | Decatur County | Middle | 63 | · |
| George-Little Rock Middle School | George | Lyon County | Middle | 61 | · |
| Whiting Senior High School | Whiting | Monona County | High | 61 | · |
| Centerville Community Preschool | Centerville | Appanoose County | Elementary | 60 | · |
| Denver Early Elementary School | Denver | Bremer County | Elementary | 60 | · |
| AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg | Wellsburg | Grundy County | Elementary | 59 | · |
| Gilmore City Elementary School | Gilmore City | Humboldt County | Elementary | 59 | · |
| Diagonal Elementary School | Diagonal | Ringgold County | Elementary | 58 | · |
| Hamburg Charter High School | Hamburg | Fremont County | High | 58 | · |
| Orient Elementary School | Orient | Adair County | Elementary | 58 | · |
| Ruthven-Ayrshire High School | Ruthven | Palo Alto County | High | 58 | · |
| Clay Central-Everly Elementary | Royal | Clay County | Elementary | 53 | · |
| Diagonal Junior-Senior High School | Diagonal | Ringgold County | High | 52 | · |
| Red Oak Early Childhood Center | Red Oak | Montgomery County | Elementary | 51 | · |
| Schleswig Middle School | Schleswig | Crawford County | Middle | 51 | · |
| WEST Academy Alternative School | Newton | Jasper County | High | 51 | · |
| Orient-Macksburg Senior High School | Orient | Adair County | High | 50 | · |
| St Lake/IA Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College HS | Storm Lake | Buena Vista County | High | 50 | · |
| Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School | Charter Oak | Crawford County | Middle | 49 | · |
| Sioux Center Preschool | Sioux Center | Sioux County | Elementary | 49 | · |
| Graettinger-Terril Middle School | Graettinger | Palo Alto County | Middle | 48 | · |
| Early Childhood Center | Independence | Buchanan County | Elementary | 46 | · |
| Greenview Alternative School | Waverly | Bremer County | High | 45 | · |
| Twin Rivers Elementary School | Bode | Humboldt County | Elementary | 45 | · |
| Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | Middle | 44 | · |
| Cresco Early Childhood Development Center | Cresco | Howard County | Elementary | 43 | · |
| Little Orabs Preschool | Sheldon | O'Brien County | Elementary | 43 | · |
| Triumph Elementary School | Fairbank | Buchanan County | Elementary | 42 | · |
| Individualized Learning Center | Le Mars | Plymouth County | High | 39 | · |
| South Page Elementary School | College Springs | Page County | Elementary | 36 | · |
| The Cougars Den | Ackley | Hardin County | Elementary | 35 | · |
| DC Online | Bloomfield | Davis County | High | 34 | · |
| Hamburg Middle School | Hamburg | Fremont County | Middle | 31 | · |
| Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy | Wellman | Washington County | Combined | 31 | · |
| Southeast Elementary School | Waverly | Bremer County | Elementary | 31 | · |
| Perry #1 Elementary School | Independence | Buchanan County | Elementary | 29 | · |
| Rural Elementary School #1 | Fairbank | Buchanan County | Elementary | 29 | · |
| Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center | Pocahontas | Pocahontas County | High | 27 | · |
| WisdomQuest Education Center | Mount Pleasant | Henry County | High | 26 | · |
| Oskaloosa Virtual Academy | Oskaloosa | Mahaska County | High | 25 | · |
| Rural Elementary School #2 | Fairbank | Buchanan County | Elementary | 24 | · |
| Madrid Elementary Preschool | Madrid | Boone County | Elementary | 23 | · |
| Prairie Grove Elementary School | Hazelton | Buchanan County | Elementary | 23 | · |
| South Page Senior High School | College Springs | Page County | High | 22 | · |
| West Side Elementary School | Decorah | Winneshiek County | Elementary | 20 | · |
| Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St | Postville | Allamakee County | Elementary | 18 | · |
| Rural Elementary School #4 | Fairbank | Buchanan County | Elementary | 17 | · |
| Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | Elementary | 16 | · |
| Children's Village Hayes | Davenport | Scott County | Elementary | 15 | · |
| West Branch Community Early Learning Center | West Branch | Cedar County | Elementary | 15 | · |
| Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center | Postville | Allamakee County | Elementary | 14 | · |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck Preschool | Gladbrook | Tama County | Elementary | 11 | · |
| Williamsburg Virtual Academy | Williamsburg | Iowa County | Combined | 5 | · |
| Sidney Virtual SAC School | Sidney | Fremont County | Combined | 1 | · |
| Belmond-Klemme Alternative School | Belmond | Wright County | High | · | · |
| Buchanan Elementary School | Davenport | Scott County | Combined | · | · |
| CAM Middle School | Massena | Cass County | Combined | · | · |
| CAM North Elementary | Anita | Cass County | Combined | · | · |
| Cedar Falls Virtual Campus | Cedar Falls | Black Hawk County | Combined | · | · |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School | Clarion | Wright County | Middle | · | · |
| Crescent Elementary School | Crescent | Pottawattamie County | Combined | · | · |
| Emerson Learning Center (HSAP) | Marion | Linn County | Combined | · | · |
| Fayette Elementary | Fayette | Fayette County | Combined | · | · |
| George Preschool | Little Rock | Lyon County | Combined | · | · |
| Horizon Science Academy DAV | Davenport | Scott County | Elementary | · | · |
| Hospers Elementary School | Hospers | Sioux County | Combined | · | · |
| Karen Acres Elementary School | Urbandale | Polk County | Combined | · | · |
| Learning Resource Center | West Des Moines | Polk County | Elementary | · | · |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Boone | Boone County | Combined | · | · |
| LuVerne Elementary School | LuVerne | Kossuth County | Combined | · | · |
| Monroe Elementary School | Davenport | Scott County | Combined | · | · |
| Montezuma Virtual Learning Academy | Montezuma | Poweshiek County | Combined | · | · |
| North Middle School | Waukee | Dallas County | Elementary | · | · |
| OEN - Cedar Rapids Prep | Cedar Rapids | Linn County | Elementary | · | · |
| OEN - Des Moines Prep | Des Moines | Polk County | Elementary | · | · |
| Page Elementary School | Boone | Boone County | Combined | · | · |
| Prairie Valley Elementary School | Farnhamville | Calhoun County | Combined | · | · |
| Rural Elementary School #3 | Hazleton | Buchanan County | Combined | · | · |
| Southeast Polk Junior High | Pleasant Hill | Polk County | High | · | · |
| Southeast Valley High School | Gowrie | Webster County | Combined | · | · |
| V.I.B.E. Academy (Virtual Institute for Brighter Education) | Sioux City | Woodbury County | Combined | · | · |
| Valerius Elementary School | Urbandale | Polk County | Combined | · | · |
| Washington Elementary School | Davenport | Scott County | Combined | · | · |