K-12 Districts in Iowa

2017 Best School Districts in IowaAbout this List

The 2017 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

334 results

  1. Ames Community School District

    • School District
    • Ames, IA
    • 4
    1 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 4,373 Students
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  2. Pleasant Valley Community School District

    • School District
    • Bettendorf, IA
    • 9
    2 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 7 Total Schools
    • 4,482 Students
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  3. Decorah Community School District

    • School District
    • Decorah, IA
    • 7
    3 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 5 Total Schools
    • 1,486 Students
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  5. Gilbert Community School District

    • School District
    • Gilbert, IA
    • 4
    4 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 1,374 Students
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  6. Johnston Community School District

    • School District
    • Johnston, IA
    • 14
    5 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 6,858 Students
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  7. Waukee Community School District

    • School District
    • Waukee, IA
    • 11
    6 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 12 Total Schools
    • 8,836 Students
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  10. Ankeny Community School District

    • School District
    • Ankeny, IA
    • 6
    7 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A+
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 16 Total Schools
    • 10,719 Students
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  11. Cedar Falls Community School District

    • School District
    • Cedar Falls, IA
    • 5
    8 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 10 Total Schools
    • 5,030 Students
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  12. Bettendorf Community School District

    • School District
    • Bettendorf, IA
    • 5
    9 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 4,335 Students
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  14. Linn-Mar Community School District

    • School District
    • Marion, IA
    • 15
    10 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 10 Total Schools
    • 7,337 Students
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  15. West Des Moines Community School District

    • School District
    • West Des Moines, IA
    • 19
    11 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 14 Total Schools
    • 9,519 Students
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  16. Iowa City Community School District

    • School District
    • Iowa City, IA
    • 25
    12 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 25 Total Schools
    • 13,661 Students
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  19. Solon Community School District

    • School District
    • Solon, IA
    • 1
    13 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 3 Total Schools
    • 1,362 Students
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  20. Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District

    • School District
    • Dallas Center, IA
    • 5
    14 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 6 Total Schools
    • 2,528 Students
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  21. Norwalk Community School District

    • School District
    • Norwalk, IA
    • 4
    15 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 2,676 Students
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  22. North Polk Community School District

    • School District
    • Alleman, IA
    • 3
    16 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 1,557 Students
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  23. Pella Community School District

    • School District
    • Pella, IA
    • 6
    17 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 5 Total Schools
    • 2,221 Students
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  26. Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District

    • School District
    • Adel, IA
    • 4
    18 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 1,550 Students
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  27. Guthrie Center Community School District

    • School District
    • Guthrie Center, IA
    19 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 3 Total Schools
    • 505 Students
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  28. Urbandale Community School District

    • School District
    • Urbandale, IA
    • 12
    20 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 8 Total Schools
    • 3,599 Students
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  29. Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District

    • School District
    • Waverly, IA
    • 11
    21 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 7 Total Schools
    • 2,103 Students
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  30. MOC Floyd Valley Community School District

    • School District
    • Orange City, IA
    • 7
    22 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 4 Total Schools
    • 1,457 Students
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  32. North Scott Community School District

    • School District
    • Eldridge, IA
    • 5
    23 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 7 Total Schools
    • 3,203 Students
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  33. Northeast Community School District

    • School District
    • Goose Lake, IA
    • 1
    24 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 2 Total Schools
    • 578 Students
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  34. South Hamilton Community School District

    • School District
    • Jewell, IA
    • 2
    25 Best School Districts in Iowa
    • A-
      Overall Niche Grade
    • 2 Total Schools
    • 677 Students
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