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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

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Lincoln High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh2,364·
Linn-Mar High SchoolMarionLinn CountyHigh2,229·
Valley High SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyHigh2,178·
Roosevelt High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh2,051·
East High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh1,952·
Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyHigh1,820·
Prairie High SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh1,766·
Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorfScott CountyHigh1,731·
Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant HillPolk CountyHigh1,722·
West High SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyHigh1,696·
Iowa City High SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyHigh1,666·
John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh1,648·
Marshalltown High SchoolMarshalltownMarshall CountyHigh1,629·
Northwest High SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyHigh1,574·
North High SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyHigh1,529·
West Senior High SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyHigh1,514·
Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh1,501·
Hempstead High SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyHigh1,499·
East High SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyHigh1,495·
Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyHigh1,490·
Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyHigh1,470·
Iowa Virtual AcademyGuttenbergClayton CountyCombined1,457·
Ames High SchoolAmesStory CountyHigh1,440·
Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorfScott CountyHigh1,433·
North High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh1,428·
Muscatine High SchoolMuscatineMuscatine CountyHigh1,380·
Ankeny High SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyHigh1,375·
Waukee High SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyHigh1,375·
Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyHigh1,333·
Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyHigh1,333·
West High SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyHigh1,308·
West High SchoolDavenportScott CountyHigh1,304·
Urbandale High SchoolUrbandalePolk CountyHigh1,301·
Central High SchoolDavenportScott CountyHigh1,288·
Liberty High SchoolNorth LibertyJohnson CountyHigh1,286·
Southeast Middle SchoolIowa CityJohnson CountyMiddle1,269·
North High SchoolDavenportScott CountyHigh1,190·
George Washington High SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyHigh1,182·
Indianola High SchoolIndianolaWarren CountyHigh1,165·
Johnston Middle SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyHigh1,161·
Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyHigh1,146·
North Middle SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyMiddle1,136·
Summit Middle SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyMiddle1,118·
Northwest Middle SchoolCoralvilleJohnson CountyMiddle1,113·
Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoonaPolk CountyMiddle1,112·
South Middle SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyMiddle1,092·
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyMiddle1,081·
North Scott High SchoolEldridgeScott CountyHigh1,081·
East Middle SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyMiddle1,076·
Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimesDallas CountyHigh1,073·
Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalkWarren CountyHigh1,035·
Ames Middle SchoolAmesStory CountyMiddle1,033·
Iowa Connections Academy High SchoolAnitaCass CountyHigh1,022·
Northview Middle SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyHigh1,021·
Fort Dodge High SchoolFort DodgeWebster CountyHigh1,020·
Lewis Central Senior High SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyHigh1,020·
Burlington Community High SchoolBurlingtonDes Moines CountyHigh1,016·
East High SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyHigh1,016·
Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyMiddle1,004·
Timberline SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyHigh992·
Clinton High SchoolClintonClinton CountyHigh981·
Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorfScott CountyMiddle952·
Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaireScott CountyMiddle940·
Fort Madison Elementary SchoolFort MadisonLee CountyElementary932·
Western Dubuque High SchoolEpworthDubuque CountyHigh927·
North Central Middle SchoolNorth LibertyJohnson CountyMiddle925·
Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyMiddle913·
Southview Middle SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyHigh913·
Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwaWapello CountyHigh910·
Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosaMahaska CountyElementary903·
Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyElementary901·
Hoover High SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyHigh898·
Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandalePolk CountyMiddle892·
Mason City High SchoolMason CityCerro Gordo CountyHigh891·
Prairie PointCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle868·
Waukee Middle SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyMiddle867·
Parkview Middle SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyMiddle865·
Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyMiddle855·
Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort MadisonLee CountyHigh852·
Storm Lake High SchoolStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyHigh851·
Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurantPolk CountyHigh849·
Hoover Middle SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyMiddle848·
Prairie CreekCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle846·
Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyElementary840·
West Middle SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyMiddle826·
Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalkWarren CountyMiddle824·
Storm Lake ElementaryStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyElementary822·
Indianola Middle SchoolIndianolaWarren CountyMiddle818·
Perry ElementaryPerryDallas CountyElementary816·
Newton Senior High SchoolNewtonJasper CountyHigh806·
Pella High SchoolPellaMarion CountyHigh801·
Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffinJohnson CountyHigh800·
Berg Middle SchoolNewtonJasper CountyMiddle790·
Denison High SchoolDenisonCrawford CountyHigh777·
Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort DodgeWebster CountyMiddle765·
Carlisle High SchoolCarlisleWarren CountyHigh754·
Trailridge SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyMiddle754·
Clinton Middle SchoolClintonClinton CountyMiddle745·
Westridge ElementaryWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary744·
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolWaverlyBremer CountyHigh737·
B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltownMarshall CountyMiddle736·
Marion High SchoolMarionLinn CountyHigh735·
Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenportScott CountyMiddle734·
Lewis Central Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsPottawattamie CountyMiddle720·
Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisleWarren CountyElementary715·
Independence Junior Senior High SchoolIndependenceBuchanan CountyHigh712·
Harding Middle SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle710·
Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandaleDallas CountyElementary708·
Waukee Elementary SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyElementary706·
Boone High SchoolBooneBoone CountyHigh704·
Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffinJohnson CountyMiddle702·
Clay ElementaryAltoonaPolk CountyElementary700·
Peet Junior High SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyMiddle695·
Denison Elementary SchoolDenisonCrawford CountyElementary691·
Spencer High SchoolSpencerClay CountyHigh688·
Weeks Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle688·
Fort Madison Middle SchoolFort MadisonLee CountyMiddle686·
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear LakeCerro Gordo CountyElementary685·
Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwaWapello CountyHigh684·
Spalding Park ElementarySioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary683·
Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolWaverlyBremer CountyMiddle681·
Valley SouthwoodsWest Des MoinesPolk CountyHigh678·
MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange CitySioux CountyElementary672·
McCombs Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle670·
Timber Ridge ElementaryJohnstonPolk CountyElementary667·
ADM Senior High SchoolAdelDallas CountyHigh666·
Grant Ragan Elementary SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyElementary666·
Le Mars High SchoolLe MarsPlymouth CountyHigh662·
Meredith Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle662·
Indian Hills Junior High SchoolClivePolk CountyMiddle661·
Liberty Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary659·
Hopewell ElementaryBettendorfScott CountyElementary658·
Merrill Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle657·
Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMarshalltownMarshall CountyMiddle655·
Clarke Community Elementary SchoolOsceolaClarke CountyElementary652·
Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary652·
Storm Lake Middle SchoolStorm LakeBuena Vista CountyMiddle651·
Morningside ElementarySioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary645·
Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyMiddle645·
North Polk High SchoolAllemanPolk CountyHigh644·
Brody Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle641·
Drexler Middle SchoolFarleyDubuque CountyMiddle639·
Rock Creek ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary639·
Perry Creek Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary635·
Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwaWapello CountyMiddle633·
Central Elementary SchoolNevadaStory CountyElementary632·
Oskaloosa High SchoolOskaloosaMahaska CountyHigh632·
Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyElementary630·
Wood Middle SchoolDavenportScott CountyMiddle629·
Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyMiddle628·
Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolBettendorfScott CountyElementary628·
Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary622·
Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandalePolk CountyElementary622·
Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorfScott CountyElementary621·
Boulder Peak Intermediate SchoolMarionLinn CountyMiddle613·
Horizon ElementaryJohnstonPolk CountyElementary613·
Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary608·
Irving Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary605·
Heritage ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary604·
Mary Welsh ElementaryWilliamsburgIowa CountyElementary604·
Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolWilliamsburgIowa CountyHigh604·
Harding Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle603·
Morris ElementaryBondurantPolk CountyElementary601·
Valerius Elementary SchoolUrbandalePolk CountyElementary598·
Northeast ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary595·
Excelsior Middle SchoolMarionLinn CountyMiddle594·
Leeds Elementary SchoolSioux CityWoodbury CountyElementary593·
Taft Middle SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyMiddle593·
Brookview Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesDallas CountyElementary592·
Shuler Elementary SchoolCliveDallas CountyElementary592·
Eason Elementary SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyElementary590·
Vernon Middle SchoolMarionLinn CountyMiddle587·
Ballard High SchoolHuxleyStory CountyHigh586·
Boone Middle SchoolBooneBoone CountyMiddle586·
Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas CenterDallas CountyMiddle586·
Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyElementary585·
George Washington Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyMiddle584·
Keokuk High SchoolKeokukLee CountyHigh583·
Loess Hills ElementarySIOUX CITYWoodbury CountyElementary578·
Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan MeterDallas CountyElementary578·
Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesDallas CountyElementary578·
Maple Grove Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesDallas CountyElementary577·
Williams Middle SchoolDavenportScott CountyMiddle577·
Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary576·
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyElementary575·
Garfield Elementary SchoolClarindaPage CountyElementary573·
Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwoodMills CountyHigh570·
Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary570·
Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary569·
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque CountyElementary568·
Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary565·
Central Lee Elementary SchoolDonnellsonLee CountyElementary564·
Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolMarionLinn CountyMiddle563·
Hudson Elementary SchoolHudsonBlack Hawk CountyElementary562·
Expo Alternative Learning CenterWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyHigh561·
Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary561·
West Lyon Elementary SchoolInwoodLyon CountyElementary561·
Pickwick Early Childhood CenterOttumwaWapello CountyElementary560·
Crestview School of InquiryClivePolk CountyElementary558·
Orchard Hills ElementaryNorwalkWarren CountyElementary558·
Edward White Elementary SchoolEldridgeScott CountyElementary556·
Cornell Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary555·
Decorah High SchoolDecorahWinneshiek CountyHigh555·
West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary555·
Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalkWarren CountyElementary554·
Washington Elementary SchoolAtlanticCass CountyElementary554·
Callanan Middle SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyMiddle553·
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High SchoolSergeant BluffWoodbury CountyHigh552·
Clive Learning AcademyDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary551·
Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkenyPolk CountyElementary551·
Perry High SchoolPerryDallas CountyHigh549·
Ashland Ridge ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary548·
Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary548·
Oviatt Elementary SchoolNorwalkWarren CountyElementary548·
Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit LakeDickinson CountyElementary547·
Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnstonPolk CountyElementary545·
Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount PleasantHenry CountyHigh545·
Susan Clark Junior HighMuscatineMuscatine CountyMiddle544·
Tilford Elementary SchoolVintonBenton CountyElementary544·
Washington Elementary SchoolMount VernonLinn CountyElementary543·
Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary542·
Maple Grove ElementaryCedar RapidsLinn CountyElementary539·
Prairieview SchoolWaukeeDallas CountyHigh539·
Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar FallsBlack Hawk CountyElementary539·
Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary538·
Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwoodMills CountyElementary538·
DC-G Oak ViewGrimesDallas CountyMiddle537·
Echo Hill ElementaryMarionLinn CountyElementary536·
Garton ElementaryDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary535·
Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMarionLinn CountyMiddle534·
South Tama County Elementary SchoolTamaTama CountyElementary534·
Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary533·
Central DeWitt High SchoolDe WittClinton CountyHigh533·
Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurantPolk CountyElementary531·
North Scott Junior High SchoolEldridgeScott CountyMiddle531·
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesPolk CountyElementary530·
Heritage ElementaryGrimesPolk CountyElementary530·
Winterset Senior High SchoolWintersetMadison CountyHigh530·
Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkenyPolk CountyElementary526·
Willowbrook ElementaryAltoonaPolk CountyElementary523·
Meadow View ElementaryAdelDallas CountyElementary520·
Morris Elementary SchoolDes MoinesPolk CountyElementary519·
Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandalePolk CountyElementary519·
Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisleWarren CountyMiddle518·
Greene County ElementaryJeffersonGreene CountyElementary518·
Orange Elementary SchoolWaterlooBlack Hawk CountyElementary518·
Sioux Center High SchoolSioux CenterSioux CountyHigh518·
Spencer Middle SchoolSpencerClay CountyMiddle514·
Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolGrinnellPoweshiek CountyHigh512·
Penn Elementary SchoolNorth LibertyJohnson CountyElementary512·

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