Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 15.51 | Gilbert Community School District / 5,698 |
2. | 15.44 | Ames Community School District / 53,049 |
3. | 15.38 | Iowa City Community School District / 102,262 |
4. | 15.08 | Waukee Community School District / 25,308 |
5. | 14.86 | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 19,491 |
6. | 14.79 | West Des Moines Community School District / 67,878 |
7. | 14.77 | Ankeny Community School District / 43,435 |
8. | 14.76 | Johnston Community School District / 28,305 |
9. | 14.59 | Mount Vernon Community School District / 5,740 |
10. | 14.55 | Urbandale Community School District / 22,991 |
11. | 14.50 | Bettendorf Community School District / 22,144 |
12. | 14.44 | Cedar Falls Community School District / 38,929 |
13. | 14.43 | Linn-Mar Community School District / 33,580 |
14. | 14.29 | North Polk Community School District / 5,858 |
15. | 14.25 | Treynor Community School District / 2,618 |
16. | 14.23 | Solon Community School District / 5,796 |
17. | 14.19 | United Community School District / 1,945 |
18. | 14.18 | Hudson Community School District / 3,712 |
19. | 14.14 | Van Meter Community School District / 3,099 |
20. | 14.09 | Ventura Community School District / 1,776 |
21. | 14.03 | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 10,899 |
22. | 14.02 | Ballard Community School District / 6,645 |
23. | 14.00 | Bondurant-Farrar Community School District / 5,037 |
24. | 14.00 | Name N/A / 104 |
25. | 13.97 | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 10,235 |
26. | 13.94 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 6,136 |
27. | 13.92 | College Community School District / 20,989 |
28. | 13.90 | Pella Community School District / 14,903 |
29. | 13.90 | Fairfield Community School District / 14,061 |
30. | 13.88 | Nevada Community School District / 8,403 |
31. | 13.87 | Okoboji Community School District / 6,201 |
32. | 13.87 | Indianola Community School District / 18,698 |
33. | 13.86 | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 11,894 |
34. | 13.85 | Decorah Community School District / 11,580 |
35. | 13.84 | Norwalk Community School District / 10,431 |
36. | 13.83 | Lamoni Community School District / 2,994 |
37. | 13.83 | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 7,922 |
38. | 13.83 | North Scott Community School District / 14,502 |
39. | 13.82 | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 12,836 |
40. | 13.77 | Denver Community School District / 3,624 |
41. | 13.74 | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,264 |
42. | 13.71 | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 120,689 |
43. | 13.67 | Marion Independent School District / 12,018 |
44. | 13.67 | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,378 |
45. | 13.67 | Lisbon Community School District / 3,033 |
46. | 13.64 | Hinton Community School District / 2,896 |
47. | 13.64 | West Branch Community School District / 4,086 |
48. | 13.63 | North Winneshiek Community School District / 1,843 |
49. | 13.62 | Southeast Polk Community School District / 29,537 |
50. | 13.62 | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,773 |
51. | 13.61 | Iowa Falls Community School District / 6,603 |
52. | 13.60 | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,608 |
53. | 13.59 | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 10,409 |
54. | 13.55 | Stanton Community School District / 1,176 |
55. | 13.53 | Lewis Central Community School District / 14,266 |
56. | 13.53 | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,419 |
57. | 13.53 | Carlisle Community School District / 7,638 |
58. | 13.52 | Panorama Community School District / 4,900 |
59. | 13.52 | Earlham Community School District / 3,104 |
60. | 13.51 | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,467 |
61. | 13.50 | Danville Community School District / 2,985 |
62. | 13.48 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,711 |
63. | 13.48 | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,736 |
64. | 13.47 | Mason City Community School District / 28,767 |
65. | 13.45 | Williamsburg Community School District / 5,716 |
66. | 13.45 | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,912 |
67. | 13.43 | Underwood Community School District / 3,494 |
68. | 13.41 | Riverside Community School District / 3,821 |
69. | 13.41 | Independence Community School District / 9,472 |
70. | 13.41 | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,341 |
71. | 13.40 | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,301 |
72. | 13.40 | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,744 |
73. | 13.39 | Alburnett Community School District / 2,943 |
74. | 13.39 | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 2,693 |
75. | 13.39 | Dubuque Community School District / 73,917 |
76. | 13.37 | Wilton Community School District / 4,501 |
77. | 13.36 | Madrid Community School District / 3,635 |
78. | 13.36 | BCLUW Community School District / 3,286 |
79. | 13.35 | Sumner Community School District / 3,175 |
80. | 13.35 | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,087 |
81. | 13.34 | Woodbury Central Community School District / 3,170 |
82. | 13.33 | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 4,950 |
83. | 13.33 | North Fayette Community School District / 6,172 |
84. | 13.32 | Delwood Community School District / 1,351 |
85. | 13.32 | Westwood Community School District / 2,962 |
86. | 13.31 | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,263 |
87. | 13.30 | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,369 |
88. | 13.30 | Davenport Community School District / 106,281 |
89. | 13.29 | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 1,124 |
90. | 13.28 | Camanche Community School District / 5,148 |
91. | 13.28 | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,386 |
92. | 13.28 | North Tama County Community School District / 3,230 |
93. | 13.28 | Benton Community School District / 9,113 |
94. | 13.27 | Durant Community School District / 3,357 |
95. | 13.27 | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,776 |
96. | 13.26 | Keota Community School District / 1,915 |
97. | 13.26 | Sentral Community School District / 1,099 |
98. | 13.25 | West Marshall Community School District / 4,267 |
99. | 13.24 | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,547 |
100. | 13.24 | Alta Community School District / 3,032 |
101. | 13.24 | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,439 |
102. | 13.23 | Aurelia Community School District / 1,998 |
103. | 13.23 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,523 |
104. | 13.23 | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,189 |
105. | 13.23 | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,501 |
106. | 13.22 | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 3,626 |
107. | 13.22 | Albert City-Truesdale Community School District / 1,508 |
108. | 13.22 | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 2,154 |
109. | 13.21 | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,032 |
110. | 13.21 | Burlington Community School District / 29,176 |
111. | 13.21 | Saydel Community School District / 7,682 |
112. | 13.21 | Union Community School District / 6,547 |
113. | 13.21 | Le Mars Community School District / 12,579 |
114. | 13.20 | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,894 |
115. | 13.20 | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,490 |
116. | 13.20 | Graettinger Community School District / 1,447 |
117. | 13.20 | Terril Community School District / 932 |
118. | 13.19 | Boone Community School District / 14,151 |
119. | 13.19 | Highland Community School District / 3,275 |
120. | 13.19 | South Page Community School District / 1,616 |
121. | 13.19 | Western Dubuque Community School District / 21,246 |
122. | 13.18 | North Central Community School District / 3,208 |
123. | 13.17 | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,032 |
124. | 13.17 | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 2,923 |
125. | 13.17 | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,813 |
126. | 13.17 | Tripoli Community School District / 2,583 |
127. | 13.17 | GMG Community School District / 2,054 |
128. | 13.17 | Pomeroy-Palmer Community School District / 1,412 |
129. | 13.17 | AGWSR Community School District / 4,839 |
130. | 13.16 | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,351 |
131. | 13.16 | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,756 |
132. | 13.16 | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,900 |
133. | 13.15 | Spencer Community School District / 12,007 |
134. | 13.15 | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 197,619 |
135. | 13.15 | East Buchanan Community School District / 3,006 |
136. | 13.15 | West Burlington Independent School District / 3,271 |
137. | 13.14 | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 1,784 |
138. | 13.14 | Nora Springs-Rock Falls Community School District / 2,661 |
139. | 13.14 | Tipton Community School District / 4,792 |
140. | 13.14 | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,317 |
141. | 13.14 | Prairie Valley Community School District / 3,973 |
142. | 13.13 | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 3,037 |
143. | 13.13 | Malvern Community School District / 1,989 |
144. | 13.13 | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 3,731 |
145. | 13.13 | Muscatine Community School District / 28,688 |
146. | 13.13 | New London Community School District / 2,959 |
147. | 13.13 | Forest City Community School District / 6,531 |
148. | 13.13 | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,287 |
149. | 13.12 | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,841 |
150. | 13.12 | Northeast Community School District / 3,070 |
151. | 13.12 | Mediapolis Community School District / 5,268 |
152. | 13.12 | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,656 |
153. | 13.12 | Springville Community School District / 2,395 |
154. | 13.12 | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,727 |
155. | 13.12 | Fort Dodge Community School District / 29,528 |
156. | 13.11 | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,398 |
157. | 13.11 | Cherokee Community School District / 5,957 |
158. | 13.11 | Winterset Community School District / 8,965 |
159. | 13.10 | Washington Community School District / 10,041 |
160. | 13.10 | Ogden Community School District / 3,770 |
161. | 13.09 | East Union Community School District / 3,215 |
162. | 13.09 | Sheldon Community School District / 6,790 |
163. | 13.09 | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,430 |
164. | 13.09 | Essex Community School District / 1,472 |
165. | 13.08 | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,962 |
166. | 13.08 | Titonka Consolidated School District / 967 |
167. | 13.08 | Manning Community School District / 2,202 |
168. | 13.08 | East Marshall Community School District / 3,755 |
169. | 13.07 | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,105 |
170. | 13.07 | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 4,926 |
171. | 13.07 | Waco Community School District / 2,830 |
172. | 13.07 | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,286 |
173. | 13.07 | Walnut Community School District / 1,235 |
174. | 13.07 | Baxter Community School District / 1,783 |
175. | 13.06 | Diagonal Community School District / 709 |
176. | 13.06 | Stratford Community School District / 1,487 |
177. | 13.05 | Adair-Casey Community School District / 2,005 |
178. | 13.05 | Carroll Community School District / 14,615 |
179. | 13.04 | West Lyon Community School District / 4,052 |
180. | 13.04 | PCM Community School District / 5,095 |
181. | 13.04 | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,220 |
182. | 13.03 | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,129 |
183. | 13.03 | South Clay Community School District / 1,060 |
184. | 13.03 | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 3,868 |
185. | 13.02 | Newton Community School District / 21,200 |
186. | 13.02 | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,525 |
187. | 13.01 | Webster City Community School District / 9,686 |
188. | 13.00 | Algona Community School District / 9,310 |
189. | 13.00 | Emmetsburg Community School District / 4,846 |
190. | 12.99 | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 3,245 |
191. | 12.99 | Corning Community School District / 3,062 |
192. | 12.99 | Lake Mills Community School District / 4,197 |
193. | 12.99 | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,177 |
194. | 12.98 | North Cedar Community School District / 5,421 |
195. | 12.98 | North Iowa Community School District / 3,010 |
196. | 12.97 | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,929 |
197. | 12.97 | Bellevue Community School District / 4,741 |
198. | 12.97 | Greene Community School District / 2,098 |
199. | 12.96 | West Monona Community School District / 4,171 |
200. | 12.96 | Glenwood Community School District / 11,205 |
201. | 12.96 | Nishna Valley Community School District / 1,263 |
202. | 12.96 | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,664 |
203. | 12.96 | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,597 |
204. | 12.95 | Farragut Community School District / 1,632 |
205. | 12.95 | Central City Community School District / 3,002 |
206. | 12.95 | Red Oak Community School District / 7,185 |
207. | 12.95 | Humboldt Community School District / 7,064 |
208. | 12.95 | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,434 |
209. | 12.94 | Moravia Community School District / 2,252 |
210. | 12.94 | Rockwell-Swaledale Community School District / 2,060 |
211. | 12.94 | Alden Community School District / 1,607 |
212. | 12.94 | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,243 |
213. | 12.94 | Bennett Community School District / 1,320 |
214. | 12.94 | Harlan Community School District / 9,088 |
215. | 12.94 | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,548 |
216. | 12.93 | Osage Community School District / 5,933 |
217. | 12.93 | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,652 |
218. | 12.93 | Fort Madison Community School District / 16,879 |
219. | 12.93 | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,564 |
220. | 12.93 | West Delaware County Community School District / 8,976 |
221. | 12.93 | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 3,784 |
222. | 12.93 | Monticello Community School District / 6,409 |
223. | 12.93 | Central Community School District / 3,470 |
224. | 12.93 | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,216 |
225. | 12.92 | Anthon-Oto Community School District / 1,606 |
226. | 12.92 | Whiting Community School District / 1,066 |
227. | 12.92 | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 4,146 |
228. | 12.91 | Knoxville Community School District / 10,886 |
229. | 12.91 | Bedford Community School District / 2,966 |
230. | 12.91 | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,464 |
231. | 12.90 | Waterloo Community School District / 76,129 |
232. | 12.90 | Marshalltown Community School District / 29,263 |
233. | 12.90 | Creston Community School District / 9,061 |
234. | 12.90 | Southern Cal Community School District / 3,204 |
235. | 12.90 | Anita Community School District / 2,028 |
236. | 12.90 | Atlantic Community School District / 8,479 |
237. | 12.90 | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 4,971 |
238. | 12.89 | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,063 |
239. | 12.89 | Centerville Community School District / 8,933 |
240. | 12.89 | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,896 |
241. | 12.89 | Valley Community School District / 2,857 |
242. | 12.89 | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,055 |
243. | 12.88 | Sioux City Community School District / 82,070 |
244. | 12.88 | Griswold Community School District / 3,379 |
245. | 12.88 | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,102 |
246. | 12.88 | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,845 |
247. | 12.88 | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 7,997 |
248. | 12.88 | Remsen-Union Community School District / 2,826 |
249. | 12.88 | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,600 |
250. | 12.87 | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,493 |
251. | 12.87 | Clarinda Community School District / 6,556 |
252. | 12.86 | Villisca Community School District / 2,369 |
253. | 12.85 | Charles City Community School District / 11,090 |
254. | 12.85 | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,373 |
255. | 12.85 | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,779 |
256. | 12.85 | Clinton Community School District / 26,148 |
257. | 12.85 | English Valleys Community School District / 2,426 |
258. | 12.84 | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,718 |
259. | 12.83 | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,023 |
260. | 12.82 | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,157 |
261. | 12.82 | Hamburg Community School District / 1,735 |
262. | 12.82 | H-L-V Community School District / 1,884 |
263. | 12.82 | Pekin Community School District / 3,832 |
264. | 12.82 | Davis County Community School District / 8,346 |
265. | 12.82 | Fremont Community School District / 1,237 |
266. | 12.82 | Council Bluffs Community School District / 58,251 |
267. | 12.81 | East Greene Community School District / 1,916 |
268. | 12.80 | West Central Community School District / 1,822 |
269. | 12.80 | Jesup Community School District / 4,557 |
270. | 12.80 | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,459 |
271. | 12.80 | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,150 |
272. | 12.80 | West Hancock Community School District / 3,878 |
273. | 12.80 | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,745 |
274. | 12.79 | Clarksville Community School District / 2,167 |
275. | 12.79 | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,956 |
276. | 12.78 | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,715 |
277. | 12.78 | Anamosa Community School District / 9,203 |
278. | 12.77 | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 919 |
279. | 12.77 | Sidney Community School District / 1,780 |
280. | 12.77 | Woodbine Community School District / 2,691 |
281. | 12.76 | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 1,871 |
282. | 12.76 | Andrew Community School District / 1,558 |
283. | 12.76 | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,243 |
284. | 12.76 | Wayne Community School District / 3,393 |
285. | 12.76 | Turkey Valley Community School District / 3,260 |
286. | 12.76 | North Linn Community School District / 3,180 |
287. | 12.75 | North Mahaska Community School District / 3,149 |
288. | 12.75 | Prescott Community School District / 617 |
289. | 12.74 | Russell Community School District / 1,144 |
290. | 12.74 | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,658 |
291. | 12.73 | New Hampton Community School District / 7,204 |
292. | 12.73 | Montezuma Community School District / 3,220 |
293. | 12.73 | River Valley Community School District / 2,629 |
294. | 12.73 | Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District / 914 |
295. | 12.72 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,465 |
296. | 12.71 | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,406 |
297. | 12.71 | Harmony Community School District / 2,619 |
298. | 12.70 | Central Lee Community School District / 5,634 |
299. | 12.70 | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,330 |
300. | 12.70 | Audubon Community School District / 3,715 |
301. | 12.70 | Tri-County Community School District / 1,982 |
302. | 12.69 | Name N/A / 1,133 |
303. | 12.68 | Storm Lake Community School District / 11,200 |
304. | 12.68 | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,614 |
305. | 12.68 | Schleswig Community School District / 1,779 |
306. | 12.67 | Lenox Community School District / 1,868 |
307. | 12.66 | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,738 |
308. | 12.66 | Albia Community School District / 6,897 |
309. | 12.66 | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,624 |
310. | 12.65 | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,322 |
311. | 12.65 | C and M Community School District / 1,277 |
312. | 12.65 | East Central Community School District / 2,251 |
313. | 12.64 | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,043 |
314. | 12.64 | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 4,773 |
315. | 12.64 | Allamakee Community School District / 8,966 |
316. | 12.64 | Starmont Community School District / 3,895 |
317. | 12.64 | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,885 |
318. | 12.64 | Lu Verne Community School District / 587 |
319. | 12.62 | Preston Community School District / 1,930 |
320. | 12.62 | West Liberty Community School District / 6,281 |
321. | 12.62 | Maple Valley Community School District / 3,120 |
322. | 12.61 | Cal Community School District / 1,803 |
323. | 12.60 | Rock Valley Community School District / 4,680 |
324. | 12.60 | South Tama County Community School District / 8,433 |
325. | 12.60 | Maquoketa Community School District / 8,945 |
326. | 12.59 | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 2,923 |
327. | 12.59 | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,497 |
328. | 12.58 | West Harrison Community School District / 2,860 |
329. | 12.57 | Murray Community School District / 1,598 |
330. | 12.57 | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,513 |
331. | 12.56 | Dows Community School District / 1,116 |
332. | 12.56 | IKM Community School District / 2,562 |
333. | 12.55 | New Market Community School District / 1,148 |
334. | 12.55 | Clarke Community School District / 7,637 |
335. | 12.54 | Sigourney Community School District / 3,648 |
336. | 12.53 | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 2,245 |
337. | 12.52 | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,487 |
338. | 12.50 | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 8,781 |
339. | 12.50 | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 1,839 |
340. | 12.50 | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 1,940 |
341. | 12.49 | Keokuk Community School District / 12,987 |
342. | 12.48 | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,990 |
343. | 12.46 | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 9,395 |
344. | 12.44 | Sac Community School District / 2,843 |
345. | 12.42 | Postville Community School District / 3,686 |
346. | 12.42 | Van Buren Community School District / 5,405 |
347. | 12.41 | Cardinal Community School District / 4,627 |
348. | 12.40 | Oelwein Community School District / 9,040 |
349. | 12.40 | Midland Community School District / 3,726 |
350. | 12.39 | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,627 |
351. | 12.39 | Chariton Community School District / 7,691 |
352. | 12.38 | West Sioux Community School District / 4,074 |
353. | 12.35 | Exira Community School District / 1,508 |
354. | 12.35 | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 6,894 |
355. | 12.34 | Perry Community School District / 10,784 |
356. | 12.33 | Wapello Community School District / 4,035 |
357. | 12.30 | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,466 |
358. | 12.26 | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,906 |
359. | 12.23 | Lineville-Clio Community School District / 510 |
360. | 12.19 | Riceville Community School District / 2,807 |
361. | 12.09 | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,049 |
362. | 12.09 | Denison Community School District / 9,590 |
363. | 12.09 | Clearfield Community School District / 559 |
364. | 11.92 | Columbus Community School District / 4,341 |
365. | 11.81 | Seymour Community School District / 2,473 |
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.