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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public Elementary Schools in Iowa (2026)

The top-ranked public elementary schools in Iowa are Hopewell Elementary School, Treynor Middle School and North Ridge Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public elementary schools are Treynor, Le Claire and Van Meter.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Iowa is 68%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 70%.

Top-Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Iowa (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Hopewell Elementary School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 1%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
3900 Hopewell Ave
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-0250
Rank: #22.
Treynor Middle School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
102 E Main St
Treynor, IA 51575
(712) 487-3181
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
North Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-4
400 Nw 27th St
Grimes, IA 50111
(515) 986-5674
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Readlyn Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
200 E 4th St
Readlyn, IA 50668
(319) 279-3323
Rank: #55.
Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building
(Math: 95% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
530 Lincoln
Denver, IA 50622
(319) 984-5611
Rank: #66.
Pleasant View Elementary School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 92% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
6333 Crow Creek Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-5575
Rank: #77.
Van Meter Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
520 1st Ave
Van Meter, IA 50261
(515) 996-2221
Rank: #88.
Denver Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
800 Longview Drive
Denver, IA 50622
(319) 984-6041
Rank: #99.
Shuler Elementary School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
16400 Douglas Parkway
Clive, IA 50325
(515) 987-8597
Rank: #1010.
Gilbert Middle School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
201 E. Mathews
Gilbert, IA 50105
(515) 232-0540
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Echo Hill Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
400 Echo Hill Road
Marion, IA 52302
(319) 730-3560
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Prairie Trail Elementary School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1850 Sw College Ave
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9605
Rank: #1313.
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
2526 Ashworth Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(319) 553-2901
Rank: #1414.
Wickham Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
601 Oakdale Blvd
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 688-1175
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
Delhi Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-5
112 Third Street
Delhi, IA 52223
(563) 922-9411
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
Forest Grove Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
6100 Forest Grove Dr
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-5550
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
Gilbert Intermediate School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-5
103 Mathews Dr
Gilbert, IA 50105
(515) 232-3748
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
Mitchellville Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
308 Elm Ave Nw
Mitchellville, IA 50169
(515) 967-4274
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
South Hamilton Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
404 Blaine St
Jewell, IA 50130
(515) 827-5096
Rank: #15 - 2015. - 20.
Whittier Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1310 2nd Ave S
Clinton, IA 52732
(563) 243-3230
Rank: #2121.
Van Meter Middle School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
520 1st Ave
Van Meter, IA 50261
(515) 996-2221
Rank: #2222.
Grundy Center Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
1006 M Ave
Grundy Center, IA 50638
(319) 825-5464
Rank: #2323.
Moc-floyd Valley Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 87% (Top 10%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
1701 14th Street
Orange City, IA 51041
(712) 737-4606
Rank: #2424.
Henry A Wallace Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
6207 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 278-6977
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Clayton Ridge Middle School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
131. S. River Park Drive
Guttenberg, IA 52052
(563) 252-1747
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Underwood Middle School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
601 Third Street
Underwood, IA 51576
(712) 566-2332
Rank: #2727.
Paul Norton Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
4485 Greenbrier Dr
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 332-8936
Rank: #2828.
Taft Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 1-4
612 2nd Ave North
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-3216
Rank: #2929.
North Kossuth Elementary School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
203 5th Street North
Swea City, IA 50590
(515) 272-4361
Rank: #3030.
Northeast Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1705 Ne Trilein Dr
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 965-9620
Rank: #3131.
Walnut Hills Elementary School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 86% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
4240 156th St
Urbandale, IA 50323
(515) 987-3585
Rank: #3232.
Helen A Hansen Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
616 Holmes Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(319) 553-2775
Rank: #3333.
Cody Elementary School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 1%)
Reading: 86% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-6
2100 Territorial Road
Le Claire, IA 52753
(563) 332-0210
Rank: #34 - 4234. - 42.
Bridgeview Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
316 S.twelfth Street
Le Claire, IA 52753
(563) 332-0215
Rank: #34 - 4234. - 42.
Hinton Intermediate School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 4-6
315 W. Grand
Hinton, IA 51024
(712) 947-4328
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