Best Elementary Schools in Iowa (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

609

Listed, not ranked

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 609 of 609

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#501	B	Eagle Grove Elementary	Eagle Grove	Eagle Grove Comm School District	45%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	430
#502	B	Fred Becker Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	45%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	473
#503	B	Fremont Elementary	Fremont	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	126
#504	B	Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	45%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#505	B	H L V Elementary School	Victor	H-L-V Comm School District	45%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	163
#506	B	Hoover Elementary School	Mason City	Mason City Comm School District	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	375
#507	B	James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington	Burlington Comm School District	45%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	269
#508	B	Nixon Elementary School	Hiawatha	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	289
#509	B	North Hill Elementary School	Burlington	Burlington Comm School District	45%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	249
#510	B	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington	Burlington Comm School District	43%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	464
#511	B	Lenihan Intermediate School	Marshalltown	Marshalltown Comm School District	43%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	700
#512	B-	Charter Oak Ute Elementary School Charter	Oak	Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District	44%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	128
#513	B-	Lone Tree Elementary School	Lone Tree	Lone Tree Comm School District	44%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	214
#514	B-	Marnie Simons Elementary School	Hamburg	Hamburg Comm School District	44%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	99
#515	B-	Unity Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	44%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	521
#516	B-	Walcott Elementary School	Walcott	Davenport Comm School District	44%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	225
#517	B-	Bluff Elementary School	Clinton	Clinton Comm School District	43%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	385
#518	B-	Butler Elementary School	Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge Comm School District	43%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	379
#519	B-	Crestview School Of Inquiry	Clive	West Des Moines Comm School District	43%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	574
#520	B-	Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	293
#521	B-	Jefferson Elementary School	Clinton	Clinton Comm School District	43%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	343
#522	B-	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	296
#523	B-	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	258
#524	B-	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	213
#525	B-	Rogers Elementary School	Marshalltown	Marshalltown Comm School District	43%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	251
#526	B-	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	412
#527	B-	Waco Elementary School	Crawfordsville	WACO Comm School District	43%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	290
#528	B-	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	43%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	286
#529	B-	Highland Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	42%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	477
#530	B-	Longfellow Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	481
#531	B-	Mark Twain Elementary	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	42%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	246
#532	B-	Moulton Elementary School	Moulton	Moulton-Udell Comm School District	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	97
#533	B-	Perry 1 Elementary School	Independence	Jesup Comm School District	42%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	37
#534	B-	Van Allen Elementary School	Chariton	Chariton Comm School District	42%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	254
#535	B-	West Harrison Elementary	Mondamin	West Harrison Comm School District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	161
#536	B-	Wilson Elementary School	Ottumwa	Ottumwa Comm School District	42%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	345
#537	B-	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	42%	40%	Meets Expectations	273
#538	B-	Clarke Community Elementary School	Osceola	Clarke Comm School District	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	611
#539	B-	Edison Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	432
#540	B-	Liberty Elementary School	Ottumwa	Ottumwa Comm School District	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	430
#541	B-	Grant Wood Elementary School	Iowa City	Iowa City Comm School District	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#542	B-	James Elementary School	Ottumwa	Ottumwa Comm School District	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	229
#543	B-	Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	365
#544	C+	Briggs Elementary School	Maquoketa	Maquoketa Comm School District	39%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	198
#545	C+	Cora B Darling Elementary	Postville	Postville Comm School District	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	312
#546	C+	Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	180
#547	C+	South Tama County Elementary School	Tama	South Tama County	39%	37%	Meets Expectations	593
#548	C+	Walnut Street School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	39%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	269
#549	C+	West Liberty Elementary School	West Liberty	West Liberty Comm School District	39%	38%	Meets Expectations	361
#550	C+	Denison Elementary School	Denison	Denison Comm School District	38%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	676
#551	C+	Garfield Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	431
#552	C+	North Cedar Mechanicsville Elem Ctr	Mechanicsville	North Cedar Comm School District	38%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	159
#553	C+	Bloomer Elementary School	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Comm School District	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	422
#554	C+	Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	293
#555	C+	Franklin Elementary School	Muscatine	Muscatine Comm School District	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	265
#556	C+	Irving Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	37%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	402
#557	C+	Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#558	C+	Wilson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	433
#559	C+	Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#560	C+	Hayes Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	339
#561	C	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	304
#562	C	Howe Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	297
#563	C	Jackson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	368
#564	C	Johnson Steam Academy School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#565	C	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	444
#566	C	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	35%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	496
#567	C	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	34%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	622
#568	C	Irving Elementary School	Sioux City	Sioux City Comm School District	34%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	634
#569	C	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	505
#570	C	Garton Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	455
#571	C	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	406
#572	C	Lincoln Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	33%	31%	Meets Expectations	255
#572	C	Lincoln Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	33%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#574	C	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	365
#575	C	Lowell Elementary School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	33%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#576	C	Mckinley Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	285
#577	C	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	378
#578	C	Sylvia Enarson Elementary School	Villisca	Villisca Comm School District	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	130
#579	C	Truman Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	348
#580	C	Carter Lake Elementary School	Carter Lake	Council Bluffs Comm School District	32%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	361
#581	C	Gilmore City Elementary School	Gilmore City	Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School District	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	87
#582	C	Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	285
#583	C	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	305
#584	C	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	32%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	243
#585	C	Olin Elementary School	Olin	Olin Consolidated School District	32%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	92
#586	C	Ruthven Ayrshire Elementary School	Ruthven	Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District	32%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	87
#587	C	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	442
#588	C	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	322
#589	C	Fillmore Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	30%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	401
#590	C-	East Marshall Elementary School	Laurel	East Marshall Comm School District	30%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	301
#591	C-	Kirkwood Elementary School	Coralville	Iowa City Comm School District	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	269
#592	C-	Seymour Elementary School	Seymour	Seymour Comm School District	30%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	91
#593	C-	Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	29%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#594	C-	Twin Rivers Elementary School	Bode	Twin Rivers Comm School District	29%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	49
#595	C-	Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	28%	28%	Meets Expectations	320
#596	C-	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	523
#597	C-	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	423
#598	D+	Oak Park	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	313
#599	D+	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	281
#600	D+	Cunningham School	Waterloo	Waterloo Comm School District	24%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#601	D+	Carver Elementary	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	23%	21%	Meets Expectations	423
#602	D+	Madison Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	379
#603	D+	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	22%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	420
#604	D+	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#605	D	Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque	Dubuque Comm School District	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	370
#606	D	Cedar River Academy At Taylor	Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	19%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#607	D	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	19%	18%	Meets Expectations	268
#608	D	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport	Davenport Comm School District	19%	22%	Meets Expectations	460
#609	D-	King Elementary School	Des Moines	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	267

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