Top 100 traditional public schools in Iowa (2025)
District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.
- 195Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf · Public Elementary4.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 332 students
- 294Solon Middle SchoolSolon · Public Middle87% Math proficiency · 320 students
- 393Waukee Middle SchoolWaukee · Public Middle89% Math proficiency · 867 students
- 492Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorf · Public Elementary96% Math proficiency · 621 students
- 592Taft Elementary SchoolHumboldt · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 369 students
- 691Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolCenter Point · Public Middle80% Math proficiency · 290 students
- 791Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas Center · Public Middle87% Math proficiency · 586 students
- 891Shuler Elementary SchoolClive · Public Elementary93% Math proficiency · 592 students
- 991Lincoln Elementary SchoolPella · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 254 students
- 1091Peosta Elementary SchoolPeosta · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 425 students
- 1191Ballard East ElementaryCambridge · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 417 students
- 1291Decorah Middle SchoolDecorah · Public Middle82% Math proficiency · 432 students
- 1391North Ridge ElementaryGrimes · Public Elementary94% Math proficiency · 412 students
- 1491Madison Elementary SchoolPella · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 401 students
- 1591Epworth Elementary SchoolEpworth · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 360 students
- 1691Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert · Public Middle94% Math proficiency · 408 students
- 1790Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 443 students
- 1890Andrew Elementary SchoolAndrew · Public Elementary84.5% Math proficiency · 125 students
- 1990Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf · Public Elementary97% Math proficiency · 658 students
- 2090Indian Creek Elementary SchoolMarion · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 354 students
- 2190Woodward-Granger Elementary SchoolGranger · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 349 students
- 2290Woodward-Granger High SchoolWoodward · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 270 students
- 2390Jefferson IntermediatePella · Public Middle84% Math proficiency · 494 students
- 2490Denver Senior High SchoolDenver · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 278 students
- 2590Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa City · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 181 students
- 2690Treynor Elementary SchoolTreynor · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 366 students
- 2790Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolAkron · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 258 students
- 2890Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls · Public Middle90% Math proficiency · 628 students
- 2990La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 260 students
- 3090Northeast ElementaryAnkeny · Public Elementary96% Math proficiency · 595 students
- 3190Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 519 students
- 3289Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny · Public Middle86% Math proficiency · 1,004 students
- 3389Readlyn Elementary SchoolReadlyn · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 107 students
- 3489Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMarion · Public Middle86% Math proficiency · 534 students
- 3589North Polk Middle SchoolAlleman · Public Middle93% Math proficiency · 504 students
- 3689Pella Middle SchoolPella · Public Middle92% Math proficiency · 375 students
- 3789MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange City · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 672 students
- 3889North Polk Central Elementary SchoolAlleman · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 408 students
- 3989Solon High SchoolSolon · Public High92% Math proficiency · 471 students
- 4089Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant · Public Middle77% Math proficiency · 445 students
- 4189Brookview Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 592 students
- 4289Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkeny · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 526 students
- 4389Decorah High SchoolDecorah · Public High92% Math proficiency · 555 students
- 4489Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenver · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 431 students
- 4589Grant Ragan Elementary SchoolWaukee · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 666 students
- 4689Ashland Ridge ElementaryAnkeny · Public Elementary93% Math proficiency · 548 students
- 4788Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkeny · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 489 students
- 4888DC-G Oak ViewGrimes · Public Middle88% Math proficiency · 537 students
- 4988Lynnville-Sully Elementary SchoolSully · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 224 students
- 5088Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellville · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 255 students
- 5188North-Linn Middle SchoolTroy Mills · Public Middle82% Math proficiency · 111 students
- 5288Alan Shepard Elementary SchoolLong Grove · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 467 students
- 5388Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 321 students
- 5488Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls · Public Middle85% Math proficiency · 695 students
- 5588Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 489 students
- 5688Lakeview ElementarySolon · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 490 students
- 5788Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory City · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 446 students
- 5888Dysart-Geneseo Elementary SchoolDysart · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 219 students
- 5988Excelsior Middle SchoolMarion · Public Middle83% Math proficiency · 594 students
- 6088North Polk West Elementary SchoolPolk City · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 396 students
- 6188Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire · Public Middle87% Math proficiency · 940 students
- 6288Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 343 students
- 6388Dike Elementary SchoolDike · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 306 students
- 6488Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston · Public Elementary90% Math proficiency · 840 students
- 6588Van Meter High SchoolVan Meter · Public High87% Math proficiency · 316 students
- 6688Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrinceton · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 152 students
- 6788Westfield Elementary SchoolRobins · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 445 students
- 6888Fairbank Elementary SchoolFairbank · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 187 students
- 6988Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 539 students
- 7088Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan Meter · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 578 students
- 7188Ballard Middle SchoolHuxley · Public Middle81% Math proficiency · 418 students
- 7288Gilbert High SchoolGilbert · Public High87% Math proficiency · 509 students
- 7388Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert · Public Elementary94% Math proficiency · 356 students
- 7488Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 708 students
- 7588Drexler Middle SchoolFarley · Public Middle80% Math proficiency · 639 students
- 7688Grundy Center Middle SchoolGrundy Center · Public Middle83% Math proficiency · 219 students
- 7788Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolWilliamsburg · Public High88% Math proficiency · 604 students
- 7888Center Point-Urbana High SchoolCenter Point · Public High87% Math proficiency · 440 students
- 7988Clear Creek Elementary SchoolOxford · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 278 students
- 8088Grundy Center High SchoolGrundy Center · Public High95% Math proficiency · 241 students
- 8188Paul Norton Elementary SchoolBettendorf · Public Elementary90% Math proficiency · 403 students
- 8288Washington Elementary SchoolMount Vernon · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 543 students
- 8387North Scott Junior High SchoolEldridge · Public Middle82% Math proficiency · 531 students
- 8487Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkeny · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 551 students
- 8587Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 472 students
- 8687Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 569 students
- 8787Madrid High SchoolMadrid · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 195 students
- 8887Wickham ElementaryCoralville · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 315 students
- 8987PCM High SchoolMonroe · Public High77% Math proficiency · 348 students
- 9087Grundy Center Elementary SchoolGrundy Center · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 283 students
- 9187Summit Middle SchoolJohnston · Public Middle88% Math proficiency · 1,118 students
- 9287Cascade Elementary SchoolCascade · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 305 students
- 9387Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalk · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 554 students
- 9487Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 545 students
- 9587Maquoketa Valley Senior High SchoolDelhi · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 206 students
- 9687Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 218 students
- 9787Rock Run ElementaryIowa Falls · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 292 students
- 9887South Middle SchoolWaukee · Public Middle84% Math proficiency · 1,092 students
- 9987Clayton Ridge Elementary SchoolGarnavillo · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 293 students
- 10087Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolBettendorf · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 359 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Grove Elementary Bettendorf · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 94.8 Top 5% | 4.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 332 |
| 2 | Solon Middle School Solon · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 94.1 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 320 |
| 3 | Waukee Middle School Waukee · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 92.6 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 867 |
| 4 | Pleasant View Elementary School Bettendorf · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 92.1 Top 5% | 96% Math proficiency | 621 |
| 5 | Taft Elementary School Humboldt · Elementary · Grades 1–4 | Public | 91.9 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 369 |
| 6 | Center Point-Urbana Middle School Center Point · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 91.4 Top 5% | 80% Math proficiency | 290 |
| 7 | Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School Dallas Center · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 91.3 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 586 |
| 8 | Shuler Elementary School Clive · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 91.3 Top 5% | 93% Math proficiency | 592 |
| 9 | Lincoln Elementary School Pella · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 91.2 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 254 |
| 10 | Peosta Elementary School Peosta · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 90.9 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 425 |
| 11 | Ballard East Elementary Cambridge · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 90.8 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 417 |
| 12 | Decorah Middle School Decorah · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 90.8 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 432 |
| 13 | North Ridge Elementary Grimes · Elementary · Grades K–4 | Public | 90.8 Top 5% | 94% Math proficiency | 412 |
| 14 | Madison Elementary School Pella · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 90.7 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 401 |
| 15 | Epworth Elementary School Epworth · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 90.6 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 360 |
| 16 | Gilbert Middle School Gilbert · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 90.6 Top 5% | 94% Math proficiency | 408 |
| 17 | Cody Elementary School LeClaire · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 90.3 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 443 |
| 18 | Andrew Elementary School Andrew · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 90.1 Top 5% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 125 |
| 19 | Hopewell Elementary Bettendorf · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 90.1 Top 5% | 97% Math proficiency | 658 |
| 20 | Indian Creek Elementary School Marion · Elementary · Grades K–4 | Public | 90.1 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 354 |
| 21 | Woodward-Granger Elementary School Granger · Elementary · Grades 2–5 | Public | 90.1 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 349 |
| 22 | Woodward-Granger High School Woodward · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 90.1 Top 5% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 270 |
| 23 | Jefferson Intermediate Pella · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 90.0 Top 5% | 84% Math proficiency | 494 |
| 24 | Denver Senior High School Denver · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 89.9 Top 5% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 278 |
| 25 | Bohumil Shimek Elementary School Iowa City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 89.8 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 181 |
| 26 | Treynor Elementary School Treynor · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 89.8 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 366 |
| 27 | Akron Westfield Elementary School Akron · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 89.6 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 258 |
| 28 | Holmes Junior High School Cedar Falls · Middle · Grades 7–9 | Public | 89.5 Top 5% | 90% Math proficiency | 628 |
| 29 | La Porte City Elementary School La Porte City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 89.5 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 260 |
| 30 | Northeast Elementary Ankeny · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 89.5 Top 5% | 96% Math proficiency | 595 |
| 31 | Webster Elementary School Urbandale · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 89.5 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 519 |
| 32 | Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 89.4 Top 5% | 86% Math proficiency | 1,004 |
| 33 | Readlyn Elementary School Readlyn · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 89.4 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 107 |
| 34 | Oak Ridge Middle School Marion · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 89.3 Top 5% | 86% Math proficiency | 534 |
| 35 | North Polk Middle School Alleman · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 89.2 Top 5% | 93% Math proficiency | 504 |
| 36 | Pella Middle School Pella · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 89.0 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 375 |
| 37 | MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School Orange City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.8 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 672 |
| 38 | North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.8 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 408 |
| 39 | Solon High School Solon · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 88.8 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 471 |
| 40 | Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School Bondurant · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 88.7 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 445 |
| 41 | Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.7 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 592 |
| 42 | Prairie Trail Elementary Ankeny · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.7 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 526 |
| 43 | Decorah High School Decorah · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 88.6 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 555 |
| 44 | Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building Denver · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.6 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 431 |
| 45 | Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.6 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 666 |
| 46 | Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.5 Top 5% | 93% Math proficiency | 548 |
| 47 | Crocker Elementary School Ankeny · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.4 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 489 |
| 48 | DC-G Oak View Grimes · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 88.4 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 537 |
| 49 | Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.4 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 224 |
| 50 | Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.4 Top 5% | 97.5% Math proficiency | 255 |
| 51 | North-Linn Middle School Troy Mills · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 88.4 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 111 |
| 52 | Alan Shepard Elementary School Long Grove · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 88.3 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 467 |
| 53 | Ogden Elementary School Ogden · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.3 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 321 |
| 54 | Peet Junior High School Cedar Falls · Middle · Grades 7–9 | Public | 88.3 Top 5% | 85% Math proficiency | 695 |
| 55 | Fellows Elementary School Ames · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 88.2 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 489 |
| 56 | Lakeview Elementary Solon · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 88.2 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 490 |
| 57 | Roland-Story Elementary School Story City · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 88.2 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 446 |
| 58 | Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Dysart · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.1 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 219 |
| 59 | Excelsior Middle School Marion · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 88.1 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 594 |
| 60 | North Polk West Elementary School Polk City · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 88.1 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 396 |
| 61 | Pleasant Valley Junior High School LeClaire · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 88.1 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 940 |
| 62 | Bridgeview Elementary School LeClaire · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 88.0 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 63 | Dike Elementary School Dike · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 88.0 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 306 |
| 64 | Henry A Wallace Elementary School Johnston · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 88.0 Top 5% | 90% Math proficiency | 840 |
| 65 | Van Meter High School Van Meter · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 88.0 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 316 |
| 66 | Virgil Grissom Elementary School Princeton · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 87.9 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 152 |
| 67 | Westfield Elementary School Robins · Elementary · Grades K–4 | Public | 87.9 Top 5% | 81% Math proficiency | 445 |
| 68 | Fairbank Elementary School Fairbank · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 87.8 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 187 |
| 69 | Southdale Elementary School Cedar Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 87.8 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 539 |
| 70 | Van Meter Elementary School Van Meter · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 87.8 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 578 |
| 71 | Ballard Middle School Huxley · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 87.7 Top 5% | 81% Math proficiency | 418 |
| 72 | Gilbert High School Gilbert · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.7 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 509 |
| 73 | Gilbert Intermediate School Gilbert · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 87.7 Top 5% | 94% Math proficiency | 356 |
| 74 | Walnut Hills Elementary School Urbandale · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 87.7 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 708 |
| 75 | Drexler Middle School Farley · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 87.6 Top 5% | 80% Math proficiency | 639 |
| 76 | Grundy Center Middle School Grundy Center · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 87.6 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 219 |
| 77 | Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School Williamsburg · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 87.6 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 604 |
| 78 | Center Point-Urbana High School Center Point · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.5 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 440 |
| 79 | Clear Creek Elementary School Oxford · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 87.5 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 278 |
| 80 | Grundy Center High School Grundy Center · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.5 Top 5% | 95% Math proficiency | 241 |
| 81 | Paul Norton Elementary School Bettendorf · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 87.5 Top 5% | 90% Math proficiency | 403 |
| 82 | Washington Elementary School Mount Vernon · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 87.5 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 543 |
| 83 | North Scott Junior High School Eldridge · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 87.4 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 531 |
| 84 | Westwood Elementary School Ankeny · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 87.4 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 551 |
| 85 | Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary Cedar Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 87.3 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 472 |
| 86 | Helen A Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 87.3 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 569 |
| 87 | Madrid High School Madrid · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.3 Top 5% | 74.5% Math proficiency | 195 |
| 88 | Wickham Elementary Coralville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 87.3 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 315 |
| 89 | PCM High School Monroe · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.2 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 90 | Grundy Center Elementary School Grundy Center · Elementary · Grades K–4 | Public | 87.1 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 283 |
| 91 | Summit Middle School Johnston · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 87.1 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 1,118 |
| 92 | Cascade Elementary School Cascade · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 305 |
| 93 | Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk · Elementary · Grades 4–5 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 85% Math proficiency | 554 |
| 94 | Lawson Elementary School Johnston · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 86% Math proficiency | 545 |
| 95 | Maquoketa Valley Senior High School Delhi · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 206 |
| 96 | Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 218 |
| 97 | Rock Run Elementary Iowa Falls · Elementary · Grades 2–5 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 292 |
| 98 | South Middle School Waukee · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 87.0 Top 5% | 84% Math proficiency | 1,092 |
| 99 | Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 86.9 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 293 |
| 100 | Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 86.9 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 359 |
Forest Grove Elementary in Bettendorf leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Iowa with a Success Index (US) of 94.8. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.
Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.
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