Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 15.55 | Gilbert Community School District / 6,065 |
2. | 15.54 | Ames Community School District / 55,030 |
3. | 15.35 | Iowa City Community School District / 103,013 |
4. | 15.06 | Waukee Community School District / 32,882 |
5. | 14.85 | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 19,928 |
6. | 14.78 | Johnston Community School District / 28,700 |
7. | 14.78 | Ankeny Community School District / 46,304 |
8. | 14.73 | West Des Moines Community School District / 62,978 |
9. | 14.61 | Urbandale Community School District / 20,814 |
10. | 14.58 | Mount Vernon Community School District / 5,905 |
11. | 14.51 | Bettendorf Community School District / 21,648 |
12. | 14.49 | Cedar Falls Community School District / 39,480 |
13. | 14.45 | Linn-Mar Community School District / 34,836 |
14. | 14.32 | Van Meter Community School District / 3,048 |
15. | 14.32 | North Polk Community School District / 6,046 |
16. | 14.26 | Treynor Community School District / 2,814 |
17. | 14.25 | Solon Community School District / 5,884 |
18. | 14.13 | Ventura Community School District / 1,736 |
19. | 14.10 | United Community School District / 1,814 |
20. | 14.09 | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 9,890 |
21. | 14.09 | Lamoni Community School District / 2,835 |
22. | 14.08 | Norwalk Community School District / 10,626 |
23. | 14.05 | Pella Community School District / 15,598 |
24. | 14.03 | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 11,173 |
25. | 14.00 | Ballard Community School District / 7,106 |
26. | 13.98 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 5,921 |
27. | 13.98 | Bondurant-Farrar Community School District / 5,772 |
28. | 13.96 | Indianola Community School District / 19,148 |
29. | 13.96 | Hudson Community School District / 3,519 |
30. | 13.95 | Fairfield Community School District / 15,124 |
31. | 13.90 | North Scott Community School District / 14,717 |
32. | 13.90 | Decorah Community School District / 11,827 |
33. | 13.84 | College Community School District / 22,806 |
34. | 13.84 | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 13,371 |
35. | 13.81 | Okoboji Community School District / 6,263 |
36. | 13.79 | Marion Independent School District / 11,774 |
37. | 13.79 | Denver Community School District / 3,803 |
38. | 13.77 | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 119,132 |
39. | 13.76 | Nevada Community School District / 8,165 |
40. | 13.75 | West Branch Community School District / 4,223 |
41. | 13.75 | Lisbon Community School District / 2,903 |
42. | 13.74 | Southeast Polk Community School District / 30,372 |
43. | 13.73 | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,148 |
44. | 13.72 | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,945 |
45. | 13.72 | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 10,720 |
46. | 13.67 | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 12,284 |
47. | 13.66 | Williamsburg Community School District / 6,177 |
48. | 13.64 | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,681 |
49. | 13.63 | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,798 |
50. | 13.62 | Alburnett Community School District / 3,463 |
51. | 13.61 | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,870 |
52. | 13.60 | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 7,457 |
53. | 13.58 | Earlham Community School District / 3,305 |
54. | 13.57 | Woodbury Central Community School District / 2,836 |
55. | 13.55 | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,246 |
56. | 13.55 | Underwood Community School District / 3,721 |
57. | 13.54 | Lewis Central Community School District / 14,945 |
58. | 13.54 | Carlisle Community School District / 7,808 |
59. | 13.52 | Panorama Community School District / 4,858 |
60. | 13.52 | North Winneshiek Community School District / 1,943 |
61. | 13.51 | Hinton Community School District / 2,697 |
62. | 13.50 | North Fayette Community School District / 6,143 |
63. | 13.50 | Iowa Falls Community School District / 6,964 |
64. | 13.48 | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,500 |
65. | 13.48 | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,472 |
66. | 13.47 | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,006 |
67. | 13.47 | Highland Community School District / 3,543 |
68. | 13.46 | Independence Community School District / 9,560 |
69. | 13.44 | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,466 |
70. | 13.44 | Dubuque Community School District / 74,935 |
71. | 13.44 | Mason City Community School District / 29,225 |
72. | 13.42 | Sentral Community School District / 1,103 |
73. | 13.40 | Stanton Community School District / 1,119 |
74. | 13.40 | Wilton Community School District / 4,321 |
75. | 13.40 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,705 |
76. | 13.39 | West Marshall Community School District / 4,347 |
77. | 13.38 | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,209 |
78. | 13.38 | BCLUW Community School District / 3,462 |
79. | 13.38 | Westwood Community School District / 2,872 |
80. | 13.38 | Madrid Community School District / 3,416 |
81. | 13.37 | AGWSR Community School District / 4,360 |
82. | 13.37 | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 2,672 |
83. | 13.36 | Nora Springs-Rock Falls Community School District / 2,515 |
84. | 13.35 | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,804 |
85. | 13.35 | Davenport Community School District / 105,189 |
86. | 13.34 | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,570 |
87. | 13.34 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,780 |
88. | 13.33 | Graettinger Community School District / 1,480 |
89. | 13.33 | Forest City Community School District / 6,622 |
90. | 13.33 | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,489 |
91. | 13.33 | Danville Community School District / 2,591 |
92. | 13.32 | Alta Community School District / 2,899 |
93. | 13.32 | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,236 |
94. | 13.32 | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,697 |
95. | 13.32 | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,574 |
96. | 13.31 | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,745 |
97. | 13.31 | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,837 |
98. | 13.31 | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,929 |
99. | 13.30 | Benton Community School District / 9,232 |
100. | 13.30 | Boone Community School District / 14,492 |
101. | 13.30 | Terril Community School District / 1,015 |
102. | 13.30 | Moravia Community School District / 2,177 |
103. | 13.29 | Sumner Community School District / 3,065 |
104. | 13.28 | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,973 |
105. | 13.28 | Riverside Community School District / 3,769 |
106. | 13.28 | Albert City-Truesdale Community School District / 1,472 |
107. | 13.27 | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,081 |
108. | 13.27 | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 3,025 |
109. | 13.26 | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,464 |
110. | 13.26 | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,546 |
111. | 13.26 | Washington Community School District / 10,011 |
112. | 13.26 | South Page Community School District / 1,572 |
113. | 13.25 | Malvern Community School District / 2,029 |
114. | 13.25 | Springville Community School District / 2,550 |
115. | 13.25 | GMG Community School District / 1,889 |
116. | 13.25 | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,954 |
117. | 13.25 | Camanche Community School District / 5,419 |
118. | 13.25 | Aurelia Community School District / 1,907 |
119. | 13.25 | Essex Community School District / 1,478 |
120. | 13.23 | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 5,097 |
121. | 13.21 | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,686 |
122. | 13.21 | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 3,332 |
123. | 13.21 | North Tama County Community School District / 2,963 |
124. | 13.20 | Glenwood Community School District / 11,095 |
125. | 13.20 | West Burlington Independent School District / 2,880 |
126. | 13.19 | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,309 |
127. | 13.19 | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,569 |
128. | 13.19 | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,733 |
129. | 13.19 | Union Community School District / 6,584 |
130. | 13.19 | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,295 |
131. | 13.18 | Winterset Community School District / 8,960 |
132. | 13.18 | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,931 |
133. | 13.18 | Le Mars Community School District / 13,057 |
134. | 13.18 | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,613 |
135. | 13.17 | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,377 |
136. | 13.17 | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,815 |
137. | 13.17 | North Central Community School District / 3,176 |
138. | 13.17 | Spencer Community School District / 12,119 |
139. | 13.17 | Sheldon Community School District / 6,897 |
140. | 13.17 | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 3,104 |
141. | 13.17 | Baxter Community School District / 1,929 |
142. | 13.16 | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,441 |
143. | 13.16 | North Iowa Community School District / 3,332 |
144. | 13.16 | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 3,367 |
145. | 13.15 | Delwood Community School District / 1,269 |
146. | 13.15 | Tipton Community School District / 5,302 |
147. | 13.15 | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 202,816 |
148. | 13.14 | Keota Community School District / 2,175 |
149. | 13.14 | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 1,894 |
150. | 13.14 | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,910 |
151. | 13.14 | Burlington Community School District / 29,454 |
152. | 13.14 | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,671 |
153. | 13.14 | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 5,091 |
154. | 13.13 | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,273 |
155. | 13.13 | Lake Mills Community School District / 4,087 |
156. | 13.13 | West Lyon Community School District / 4,374 |
157. | 13.13 | Griswold Community School District / 3,529 |
158. | 13.13 | Cherokee Community School District / 6,347 |
159. | 13.12 | Knoxville Community School District / 11,532 |
160. | 13.12 | Algona Community School District / 9,393 |
161. | 13.11 | Western Dubuque Community School District / 21,123 |
162. | 13.11 | Prairie Valley Community School District / 3,719 |
163. | 13.11 | Osage Community School District / 5,907 |
164. | 13.11 | Bellevue Community School District / 4,643 |
165. | 13.11 | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 2,229 |
166. | 13.10 | Durant Community School District / 3,280 |
167. | 13.10 | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,522 |
168. | 13.10 | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 3,611 |
169. | 13.10 | East Buchanan Community School District / 2,950 |
170. | 13.09 | West Delaware County Community School District / 9,382 |
171. | 13.09 | Manning Community School District / 2,414 |
172. | 13.09 | Diagonal Community School District / 640 |
173. | 13.09 | East Union Community School District / 3,300 |
174. | 13.09 | Muscatine Community School District / 28,877 |
175. | 13.08 | Northeast Community School District / 2,774 |
176. | 13.07 | Remsen-Union Community School District / 3,131 |
177. | 13.07 | Carroll Community School District / 14,260 |
178. | 13.07 | Ogden Community School District / 4,145 |
179. | 13.07 | Saydel Community School District / 8,356 |
180. | 13.06 | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,341 |
181. | 13.06 | Mediapolis Community School District / 5,348 |
182. | 13.06 | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,043 |
183. | 13.06 | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,106 |
184. | 13.05 | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,721 |
185. | 13.04 | English Valleys Community School District / 2,946 |
186. | 13.04 | Webster City Community School District / 10,032 |
187. | 13.04 | Fort Dodge Community School District / 30,009 |
188. | 13.04 | Central Community School District / 3,730 |
189. | 13.03 | Newton Community School District / 21,120 |
190. | 13.03 | Adair-Casey Community School District / 2,210 |
191. | 13.02 | Fort Madison Community School District / 17,198 |
192. | 13.02 | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 8,148 |
193. | 13.02 | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,694 |
194. | 13.02 | Central City Community School District / 2,882 |
195. | 13.02 | Waco Community School District / 2,958 |
196. | 13.01 | Farragut Community School District / 1,699 |
197. | 13.01 | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,557 |
198. | 13.01 | Tripoli Community School District / 2,649 |
199. | 13.01 | Whiting Community School District / 1,028 |
200. | 13.01 | Rockwell-Swaledale Community School District / 2,020 |
201. | 13.01 | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,408 |
202. | 13.00 | Bennett Community School District / 1,277 |
202. | 13.00 | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,193 |
204. | 13.00 | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,508 |
205. | 13.00 | Walnut Community School District / 1,288 |
206. | 13.00 | Fremont Community School District / 1,129 |
207. | 13.00 | Villisca Community School District / 2,446 |
208. | 13.00 | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,110 |
209. | 12.99 | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,493 |
210. | 12.99 | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,516 |
211. | 12.99 | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 1,119 |
212. | 12.99 | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 5,134 |
213. | 12.99 | North Cedar Community School District / 5,206 |
214. | 12.99 | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 1,958 |
215. | 12.99 | Anita Community School District / 1,888 |
216. | 12.98 | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,872 |
217. | 12.98 | Humboldt Community School District / 7,479 |
218. | 12.98 | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,375 |
219. | 12.97 | Creston Community School District / 9,311 |
220. | 12.97 | South Clay Community School District / 992 |
221. | 12.97 | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 4,026 |
222. | 12.96 | Southern Cal Community School District / 3,104 |
223. | 12.96 | Jesup Community School District / 4,684 |
224. | 12.96 | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,264 |
225. | 12.96 | Stratford Community School District / 1,290 |
226. | 12.95 | PCM Community School District / 4,875 |
227. | 12.95 | Red Oak Community School District / 7,243 |
228. | 12.95 | Woodbine Community School District / 2,528 |
229. | 12.95 | Bedford Community School District / 2,877 |
230. | 12.95 | Hamburg Community School District / 1,686 |
231. | 12.95 | East Greene Community School District / 1,765 |
232. | 12.94 | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,091 |
233. | 12.94 | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,772 |
234. | 12.94 | Monticello Community School District / 6,594 |
235. | 12.94 | Atlantic Community School District / 8,550 |
236. | 12.94 | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,109 |
237. | 12.94 | Prescott Community School District / 582 |
238. | 12.94 | H-L-V Community School District / 1,957 |
239. | 12.94 | Sioux City Community School District / 82,522 |
240. | 12.94 | Titonka Consolidated School District / 983 |
241. | 12.93 | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,642 |
242. | 12.92 | Waterloo Community School District / 77,311 |
243. | 12.92 | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,498 |
244. | 12.92 | East Marshall Community School District / 3,787 |
245. | 12.92 | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,690 |
246. | 12.92 | Harlan Community School District / 9,042 |
247. | 12.92 | Nishna Valley Community School District / 1,463 |
248. | 12.92 | West Hancock Community School District / 3,991 |
249. | 12.91 | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 3,922 |
250. | 12.91 | Centerville Community School District / 9,042 |
251. | 12.91 | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,443 |
252. | 12.91 | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,547 |
253. | 12.90 | West Monona Community School District / 4,504 |
254. | 12.90 | Charles City Community School District / 11,277 |
255. | 12.90 | New London Community School District / 2,964 |
256. | 12.90 | Marshalltown Community School District / 30,335 |
257. | 12.90 | Greene Community School District / 2,165 |
258. | 12.90 | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,484 |
259. | 12.90 | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 4,107 |
260. | 12.89 | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,155 |
261. | 12.89 | Pekin Community School District / 3,760 |
262. | 12.89 | River Valley Community School District / 2,759 |
263. | 12.89 | Audubon Community School District / 3,566 |
264. | 12.88 | Sidney Community School District / 1,666 |
265. | 12.88 | Emmetsburg Community School District / 5,002 |
266. | 12.88 | Dows Community School District / 1,050 |
267. | 12.88 | Anamosa Community School District / 9,405 |
268. | 12.88 | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,165 |
269. | 12.87 | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,425 |
270. | 12.87 | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,120 |
271. | 12.87 | Corning Community School District / 3,140 |
272. | 12.86 | C and M Community School District / 1,329 |
273. | 12.86 | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,162 |
274. | 12.86 | Pomeroy-Palmer Community School District / 1,376 |
275. | 12.86 | Schleswig Community School District / 1,726 |
276. | 12.86 | Clinton Community School District / 26,447 |
277. | 12.85 | Montezuma Community School District / 3,616 |
278. | 12.85 | Alden Community School District / 1,705 |
279. | 12.85 | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,882 |
280. | 12.85 | Clarksville Community School District / 2,279 |
281. | 12.84 | Wayne Community School District / 3,282 |
282. | 12.83 | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,227 |
283. | 12.83 | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,542 |
284. | 12.83 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,443 |
285. | 12.82 | Russell Community School District / 958 |
286. | 12.82 | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,627 |
287. | 12.81 | New Hampton Community School District / 7,563 |
288. | 12.81 | Valley Community School District / 2,722 |
289. | 12.79 | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 3,134 |
290. | 12.79 | West Central Community School District / 1,835 |
291. | 12.79 | Council Bluffs Community School District / 59,123 |
292. | 12.79 | Anthon-Oto Community School District / 1,588 |
293. | 12.79 | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,782 |
294. | 12.78 | Preston Community School District / 1,875 |
295. | 12.78 | Tri-County Community School District / 1,886 |
296. | 12.78 | North Mahaska Community School District / 2,951 |
297. | 12.78 | Clarinda Community School District / 6,692 |
298. | 12.78 | Central Lee Community School District / 5,247 |
299. | 12.77 | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,250 |
300. | 12.77 | Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District / 836 |
301. | 12.76 | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,609 |
302. | 12.75 | East Central Community School District / 2,163 |
303. | 12.75 | West Harrison Community School District / 2,989 |
304. | 12.75 | Albia Community School District / 7,362 |
305. | 12.75 | Turkey Valley Community School District / 3,003 |
306. | 12.74 | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,648 |
307. | 12.73 | North Linn Community School District / 3,579 |
308. | 12.71 | Davis County Community School District / 8,468 |
309. | 12.71 | Rock Valley Community School District / 4,755 |
310. | 12.71 | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,379 |
311. | 12.70 | Lenox Community School District / 1,857 |
312. | 12.70 | Starmont Community School District / 3,988 |
313. | 12.70 | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,801 |
314. | 12.69 | Maquoketa Community School District / 9,196 |
315. | 12.69 | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 4,896 |
316. | 12.69 | Postville Community School District / 3,717 |
317. | 12.69 | IKM Community School District / 2,495 |
318. | 12.68 | Van Buren Community School District / 5,222 |
319. | 12.68 | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,622 |
320. | 12.67 | Sigourney Community School District / 3,538 |
321. | 12.66 | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,721 |
322. | 12.66 | West Liberty Community School District / 6,222 |
323. | 12.64 | Harmony Community School District / 2,704 |
324. | 12.64 | Allamakee Community School District / 9,033 |
325. | 12.63 | Maple Valley Community School District / 2,951 |
326. | 12.63 | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,624 |
327. | 12.62 | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 8,921 |
328. | 12.60 | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,644 |
329. | 12.60 | Andrew Community School District / 1,639 |
330. | 12.60 | Murray Community School District / 1,482 |
331. | 12.58 | Chariton Community School District / 7,666 |
332. | 12.58 | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 2,028 |
333. | 12.56 | South Tama County Community School District / 8,840 |
334. | 12.55 | Midland Community School District / 3,911 |
335. | 12.55 | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 980 |
336. | 12.53 | New Market Community School District / 1,146 |
337. | 12.53 | Sac Community School District / 2,754 |
338. | 12.52 | Storm Lake Community School District / 11,960 |
339. | 12.51 | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 9,399 |
340. | 12.51 | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 7,055 |
341. | 12.50 | Wapello Community School District / 3,849 |
342. | 12.49 | Oelwein Community School District / 9,451 |
343. | 12.49 | Lu Verne Community School District / 514 |
344. | 12.49 | Cardinal Community School District / 4,743 |
345. | 12.48 | Clarke Community School District / 7,975 |
346. | 12.47 | Keokuk Community School District / 13,261 |
347. | 12.43 | Cal Community School District / 1,724 |
348. | 12.43 | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,774 |
349. | 12.42 | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 1,840 |
350. | 12.42 | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,384 |
351. | 12.42 | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 1,766 |
352. | 12.40 | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,945 |
353. | 12.38 | Clearfield Community School District / 603 |
354. | 12.34 | Exira Community School District / 1,705 |
355. | 12.33 | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,445 |
356. | 12.29 | Perry Community School District / 9,211 |
357. | 12.28 | West Sioux Community School District / 4,455 |
358. | 12.26 | Denison Community School District / 10,321 |
359. | 12.23 | Riceville Community School District / 2,749 |
360. | 12.10 | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,493 |
361. | 11.89 | Columbus Community School District / 4,394 |
362. | 11.88 | Seymour Community School District / 2,521 |
363. | 11.76 | Lineville-Clio Community School District / 609 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.