Best Elementary Schools in Iowa (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

599

Listed, not ranked

101

Every ranked elementary school in Iowa, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Iowa rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Iowa elementary schools ranked, 501 to 599 of 599

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#501	D-	Lou Henry Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	57%	40%	Meets Expectations	465
#502	D-	Roundy Elementary School	Columbus Junction	Columbus Comm School District	57%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	362
#503	D-	Walnut Street School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	57%	40%	Meets Expectations	269
#504	D-	Bloomer Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	56%	42%	Meets Expectations	422
#505	D-	Carter Lake Elementary School	Carter Lake	Council Bluffs Comm School District	56%	41%	Meets Expectations	361
#506	D-	Fillmore Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	56%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	401
#507	D-	Lamoni Elementary School	Lamoni	Lamoni Comm School District	56%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	212
#508	D-	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	56%	44%	Meets Expectations	213
#509	D-	Wilson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	56%	38%	Meets Expectations	433
#510	D-	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	56%	45%	Meets Expectations	296
#511	D-	Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	56%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#512	D-	Cora B Darling Elementary	Postville	Postville Comm School District	55%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	312
#513	D-	Demoney Elementary	Estherville	Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist	55%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	493
#514	D-	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	55%	38%	Meets Expectations	296
#515	D-	Northeast Hamilton Elementary School	Blairsburg	Webster City Comm School District	55%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	225
#516	D-	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	54%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	473
#517	D-	Inman Elementary School	Red Oak	Red Oak Comm School District	54%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	496
#518	D-	Truman Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	54%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	348
#519	D-	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	54%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	286
#520	D-	Clarke Community Elementary School	Osceola	Clarke Comm School District	53%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	611
#521	D-	Hunt Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	53%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	392
#522	D-	Jefferson Elementary School	Muscatine	Muscatine Comm School District	53%	39%	Meets Expectations	434
#522	D-	Jefferson Elementary School	Clinton	Clinton Comm School District	53%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	343
#524	D-	Longfellow Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	53%	43%	Meets Expectations	481
#525	D-	Moulton Elementary School	Moulton	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	53%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	97
#526	D-	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	52%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#527	D-	Robert Lucas Elementary School	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	52%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	285
#528	D-	Adams Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	51%	39%	Meets Expectations	511
#529	D-	Crestview School Of Inquiry	Clive	West Des Moines Comm School District	51%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	574
#530	D-	Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	51%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#531	D-	Lowell Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	51%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	513
#532	D-	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	51%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	496
#533	D-	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	50%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	285
#534	D-	Mark Twain Elementary	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	50%	35%	Meets Expectations	246
#535	D-	Unity Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	50%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	521
#536	D-	Alexander Elementary	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	49%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	345
#537	D-	Garfield Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	49%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	431
#538	D-	Highland Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	49%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	477
#539	D-	Jackson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	49%	36%	Meets Expectations	368
#540	D-	James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington	Burlington Comm School District	49%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#541	D-	Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	49%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#542	D-	Mckinley Elementary School	Muscatine	Muscatine Comm School District	49%	36%	Meets Expectations	448
#543	D-	Richard O Jacobson Elementary School	Belmond	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	49%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	362
#544	D-	West Liberty Elementary School	West Liberty	West Liberty Comm School District	49%	33%	Meets Expectations	361
#545	D-	Butler Elementary School	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Comm School District	48%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	379
#546	D-	Mckinley Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	48%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	285
#547	F	Lenihan Intermediate School	Marshalltown	Marshalltown Comm School District	51%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	700
#548	F	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington	Burlington Comm School District	49%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	464
#549	F	Grant Wood Elementary School	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	48%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#550	F	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	48%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	406
#551	F	Rogers Elementary School	Marshalltown	Marshalltown Comm School District	48%	31%	Meets Expectations	251
#552	F	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	48%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	442
#553	F	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	47%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	444
#554	F	Ruthven Ayrshire Elementary School	Ruthven	Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District	47%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	87
#555	F	Irving Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	46%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	634
#556	F	Lincoln Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	46%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#557	F	Rue Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	46%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#558	F	Gilmore City Elementary School	Gilmore City	Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School District	45%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	87
#559	F	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	45%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	243
#560	F	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	45%	28%	Meets Expectations	258
#561	F	Briggs Elementary School	Maquoketa	Maquoketa Comm School District	44%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	198
#562	F	Duncombe Elementary School	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Comm School District	44%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	461
#563	F	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	44%	34%	Meets Expectations	412
#564	F	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	44%	26%	Meets Expectations	523
#565	F	Essex Elementary School	Essex	Essex Comm School District	43%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	109
#566	F	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	420
#567	F	Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	43%	27%	Meets Expectations	365
#568	F	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	42%	26%	Meets Expectations	322
#569	F	Laurens Marathon Elementary School	Laurens	Laurens-Marathon Comm School District	42%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	140
#570	F	Storm Lake Elementary	Storm Lake	Storm Lake Comm School District	42%	30%	Meets Expectations	814
#571	F	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	42%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	273
#572	F	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	41%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	622
#573	F	Carver Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	41%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#574	F	James Elementary School	Ottumwa	Ottumwa Comm School District	41%	27%	Meets Expectations	229
#575	F	Kirkwood Elementary School	Coralville	Iowa City Comm School District	41%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	269
#576	F	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	41%	29%	Meets Expectations	378
#577	F	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	40%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	505
#578	F	Cooper Elementary School	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Comm School District	40%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	252
#579	F	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	40%	29%	Meets Expectations	304
#580	F	Garton Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	40%	27%	Meets Expectations	455
#581	F	Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	40%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	320
#582	F	Hayes Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	40%	28%	Meets Expectations	339
#583	F	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	40%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	305
#584	F	Wilson Elementary School	Ottumwa	Ottumwa Comm School District	40%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	345
#585	F	Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	39%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#586	F	Oak Park	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	39%	25%	Meets Expectations	313
#587	F	Howe Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	38%	25%	Meets Expectations	297
#588	F	Johnson Steam Academy School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	38%	25%	Meets Expectations	346
#589	F	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	38%	22%	Meets Expectations	365
#590	F	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	38%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#591	F	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	38%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#592	F	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	37%	26%	Meets Expectations	281
#593	F	Cunningham School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	35%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#594	F	Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	35%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	370
#595	F	Cedar River Academy At Taylor	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	32%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#596	F	King Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	31%	15%	Meets Expectations	267
#597	F	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	30%	15%	Meets Expectations	268
#598	F	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	24%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	460
#599	F	Madison Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	20%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	379

About this ranking

Scope: every public elementary school in Iowa.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works