Top Iowa Public Schools
- Iowa is the #27 largest school system in the United States, serving 502,459 students across the 1,330 public schools for the 2020 school year.
- The percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Iowa is 77%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 75%.
- The top ranked public schools in Iowa are Prairie Trail Elementary School, Rock Creek Elementary School and Gilbert Middle School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 24% (majority majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(IA) School Average
Asian
3%
Hispanic
11%
Black
6%
White
76%
Two or more races
4%
Top Overall Ranked Public Schools in Iowa (2020)
- School Student Proficiency Grades Location
- 1.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 96% (Top 1%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-51850 Sw College Ave
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515)965-9605 - 2.Math: 96% (Top 1%) Reading: 96% (Top 1%)Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-53800 Nw Abilene Rd
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515)965-9629 - 3.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 95% (Top 1%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8201 E. Mathews
Gilbert, IA 50105
(515)232-0540 -
- 4.-8.Math: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12100 Claiborne Drive
Decorah, IA 52101
(563)382-3643 - 4.-8.Math: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8540 Lincoln
Denver, IA 50622
(319)984-6041 - 4.-8.Math: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12312 Gretten
Gilbert, IA 50105
(515)232-3738 - 4.-8.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 94% (Top 1%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 3-5103 Mathews Dr
Gilbert, IA 50105
(515)232-3748 - 4.-8.Math: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-121787 182nd Street
Inwood, IA 51240
(712)753-4917 - 9.Math: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 92% (Top 5%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-63900 Hopewell Ave
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563)332-0250 - 10.Math: 96% (Top 1%) Reading: 92% (Top 5%)Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 10-122220 Nw State St
Ankeny, IA 50023
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Top Iowa Public Schools by County (2020)
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% Minority
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