Best Public Schools in Dubuque, IA

Summary:

The Dubuque, Iowa school district consists of 18 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 online school. The district serves a diverse range of students, with some standout high-performing schools as well as lower-performing schools.

One of the top-performing schools in the district is Bryant Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the best elementary schools in the state with its exceptional student proficiency rates on standardized tests. Another high-achieving school is Carver Elementary, which has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years. In contrast, Prescott Elementary and Audubon Elementary stand out as the lowest-performing schools in the district, with 0-star ratings and significantly lower student proficiency rates.

The data reveals a wide range in student demographics and socioeconomic factors across the Dubuque Community School District, which likely contributes to the performance gaps observed between schools. The district as a whole has room for improvement, with an overall rating of just 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating that addressing disparities and improving outcomes for all students will be crucial priorities moving forward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Lincoln Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-3300	268	32	8.3	70.9%	92 (34.3%)	90 (33.6%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	47 (17.5%)	1.4	554^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.5%		3.5	550^th of 565 public elementary schools	2.7%	4	20.0	46.7	29.5							30.0	40.0	40.0							20.0			$20,533	$2,785	$17,748
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1280 Rush St	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3400	314	22	14.2	26.8%	259 (82.5%)	8 (2.5%)	22 (7.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	82.7	53^rd of 557 public elementary schools	90.5%		82.9	58^th of 565 public elementary schools	89.7%	5	67.4	91.1	93.5							76.7	87.5	93.5							95.7			$13,688	$121	$13,567
Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,466	131	11.2	37.4%	1,075 (73.3%)	152 (10.4%)	95 (6.5%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.7%)	85 (5.8%)	45.1	219^th of 338 public high schools	35.2%		47.9	198^th of 336 public high schools	41.1%	21							68.4	71.2	64.9							67.6	71.5	65.8			60.6	$15,535	$392	$15,143
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Spring Valley Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3500	595	37	16.0	36.0%	501 (84.2%)	29 (4.9%)	20 (3.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.4%)	63.1	223^rd of 557 public elementary schools	60.0%		64.2	210^th of 565 public elementary schools	62.8%	13	70.7	72.4	71.9							84.8	82.7	76.0							59.4			$13,730	$1,137	$12,593
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	3715 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5200	1,549	102	15.2	36.2%	1,187 (76.6%)	120 (7.7%)	83 (5.4%)	21 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.2%)	69 (4.5%)	39.9	239^th of 338 public high schools	29.3%		47.6	199^th of 336 public high schools	40.8%	40							71.5	63.2	64.3							65.6	64.4	67.0			60.3	$14,575	$123	$14,453
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 St Anne Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3700	286	23	12.4	42.3%	188 (65.7%)	24 (8.4%)	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	14 (4.9%)	35.9	411^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.2%		27.9	451^st of 565 public elementary schools	20.2%	40	46.5	69.0	67.5							53.5	62.1	70.0							67.5			$13,704	$406	$13,298
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3800	407	31	13.1	42.8%	312 (76.7%)	27 (6.6%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	29 (7.1%)	56.2	289^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.1%		47.6	349^th of 565 public elementary schools	38.2%	60	69.1	68.4	67.9							83.6	69.7	73.2							71.4			$14,709	$1,030	$13,678
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Althauser Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4700	454	46	9.9	59.7%	273 (60.1%)	69 (15.2%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.9%)	43 (9.5%)	2.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%		7.4	315^th of 334 public middle schools	5.7%	13				52.0	54.0	53.1							40.2	48.8	46.6					37.9		$15,467	$499	$14,968
John Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Woodland	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3900	535	38	14.0	27.5%	441 (82.4%)	14 (2.6%)	25 (4.7%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	30 (5.6%)	71.7	145^th of 557 public elementary schools	74.0%		74.5	120^th of 565 public elementary schools	78.8%	25	69.2	84.4	76.1							75.8	88.9	80.4							71.7			$13,503	$730	$12,773
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Nevada Street	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4050	249	29	8.7	56.2%	90 (36.1%)	93 (37.3%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	42 (16.9%)	10.2	511^th of 557 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.6	523^rd of 565 public elementary schools	7.4%	12	45.2	55.6	44.4							52.4	48.1	50.0							44.4			$19,748	$2,216	$17,533
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Rhomberg Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4100	335	31	10.8	56.1%	242 (72.2%)	19 (5.7%)	10 (3.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	38 (11.3%)	20.8	469^th of 557 public elementary schools	15.8%		14.4	508^th of 565 public elementary schools	10.1%	39	43.4	52.7	59.5							50.9	54.5	61.9							64.3			$16,047	$1,634	$14,413
Table Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tower Dr	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4400	407	31	13.1	37.8%	366 (89.9%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.2%)	39.7	387^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.5%		55	284^th of 565 public elementary schools	49.7%	103	47.7	61.8	76.6							64.6	68.4	76.6							63.8			$14,016	$743	$13,273
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	51 N Grandview Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4800	607	52	11.5	45.3%	398 (65.6%)	98 (16.1%)	38 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	43 (7.1%)	25.2	283^rd of 337 public middle schools	16.0%		35	246^th of 334 public middle schools	26.3%	37				65.2	64.9	66.5							60.3	59.3	70.1					63.5		$14,915	$508	$14,407
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Radford Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5000	1,063	76	13.9	30.8%	879 (82.7%)	52 (4.9%)	44 (4.1%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	47 (4.4%)	59.9	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%		62.7	126^th of 334 public middle schools	62.3%	22				78.0	81.4	75.6							75.3	79.1	77.8					73.0		$12,763	$322	$12,441
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 White St	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4200	383	43	8.9	70.5%	110 (28.7%)	156 (40.7%)	20 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.6%)	57 (14.9%)	0.8	556^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.2%		0.8	563^rd of 565 public elementary schools	0.4%	7	27.8	37.3	37.1							25.9	25.5	22.6							22.6			$17,357	$2,142	$15,215
Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2007 Radford Road	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4500	501	33	15.0	30.9%	416 (83.0%)	30 (6.0%)	15 (3.0%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.4%)	80.2	71^st of 557 public elementary schools	87.3%		74.1	123^rd of 565 public elementary schools	78.2%	52	80.7	88.0	76.7							89.8	84.3	80.8							72.6			$13,512	$211	$13,300
Dubuque Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2300 Chaney Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(563) 552-3000	242	11	21.8	5.4%	186 (76.9%)	23 (9.5%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.1%)	1	329^th of 338 public high schools	2.7%					(n/a)						75.0	46.2	45.5	37.3						33.3	34.6	27.3	19.2		33.3	24.2
Sageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12015 Sherrill Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4300	309	23	13.4	26.9%	281 (90.9%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	39	393^rd of 557 public elementary schools	29.4%		37.7	414^th of 565 public elementary schools	26.7%	21	58.5	63.3	68.1							70.7	71.7	63.8							54.3			$14,403	$310	$14,092

Cities Near Dubuque

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peosta	10.86 mi	1	66^th
Epworth	14.5 mi	2	72^nd
Farley	17.67 mi	2	143^rd
Dyersville	23.41 mi	1
Cascade	24.08 mi	2	36^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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