Best Public Schools in Iowa City, IA

Summary:

The Iowa City, Iowa area is home to 17 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Iowa City Community School District. The district is ranked 221 out of 309 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lowest-performing schools in the district. Lincoln Elementary School and Bohumil Shimek Elementary School stand out as high-performing, with exceptional test scores and low free/reduced lunch rates. In contrast, Grant Wood Elementary and Elizabeth Tate Alternative High School struggle with very low proficiency rates.

The data also reveals significant differences in funding, with per-student spending ranging from $12,605 at Helen Lemme Elementary to $18,143 at Elizabeth Tate Alternative High School. Additionally, the schools show a wide range of racial diversity, which may be a factor in the achievement gaps, though the data does not indicate a direct correlation between race and performance.

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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
Grant Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1930 Lakeside Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1180	391	31	12.7	72.1%	91 (23.3%)	195 (49.9%)	77 (19.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (4.9%)	7.9	520^th of 557 public elementary schools	6.6%		6.7	533^rd of 565 public elementary schools	5.7%	13	42.5	44.9	58.0	52.8						55.0	34.7	42.0	37.7						44.0			$15,646	$1,067	$14,579
Helen Lemme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Washington St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1125	371	28	13.3	37.2%	237 (63.9%)	44 (11.9%)	64 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	60.7	245^th of 557 public elementary schools	56.0%		60.5	243^rd of 565 public elementary schools	57.0%	2	71.1	76.1	76.7	66.7						80.0	80.4	75.0	77.8						65.0			$12,605	$204	$12,400
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	521 N Dodge St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1145	229	17	13.6	35.8%	143 (62.4%)	42 (18.3%)	26 (11.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	49.5	333^rd of 557 public elementary schools	40.2%		56.5	271^st of 565 public elementary schools	52.0%	62	69.7	67.7	67.9	81.5						69.7	51.6	71.4	77.8						67.9			$16,025	$649	$15,377
Iowa City High School	Public	9-12	1900 Morningside Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1040	1,606	100	16.1	42.9%	811 (50.5%)	324 (20.2%)	311 (19.4%)	39 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (5.5%)	43.7	230^th of 338 public high schools	32.0%		49.5	190^th of 336 public high schools	43.5%	40							72.5	67.9	68.2							58.7	66.1	66.9			66.7	$15,356	$511	$14,845
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 Teeters Court	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1130	231	15	15.4	32.5%	132 (57.1%)	46 (19.9%)	21 (9.1%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	75.9	105^th of 557 public elementary schools	81.1%		77	108^th of 565 public elementary schools	80.9%	3	70.6	82.6	93.1	84.0						79.4	82.6	89.7	72.0						89.7			$13,259	$202	$13,057
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-6	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	361	31	11.4	54.0%	178 (49.3%)	90 (24.9%)	62 (17.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	37	401^st of 557 public elementary schools	28.0%		40.4	394^th of 565 public elementary schools	30.3%	7	62.5	65.5	66.0	73.2						54.7	56.9	64.0	80.5						60.0			$13,112	$279	$12,833
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1355 DeForest Avenue	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1165	241	26	9.3	70.1%	81 (33.6%)	66 (27.4%)	71 (29.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	23.3	462^nd of 557 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.5	474^th of 565 public elementary schools	16.1%	12	58.3	52.4	61.3	66.7						66.7	28.6	64.5	47.6						48.4			$15,834	$1,165	$14,669
Robert Lucas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	830 Southlawn Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1140	274	23	11.9	53.3%	128 (46.7%)	94 (34.3%)	29 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	34.5	420^th of 557 public elementary schools	24.6%		47.6	347^th of 565 public elementary schools	38.6%	73	52.6	51.7	81.3	69.8						55.3	48.3	81.3	48.8						71.9			$14,649	$1,493	$13,155
Southeast Junior High School	Public	7-8	2501 Bradford Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1070	853	56	15.2	49.6%	423 (49.6%)	172 (20.2%)	181 (21.2%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.7%)	36.9	248^th of 337 public middle schools	26.4%		25.4	280^th of 334 public middle schools	16.2%	32					79.5	73.1								66.8	61.4					62.4		$13,848	$402	$13,446
West Senior High School	Public	9-12	2901 Melrose Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1050	1,472	95	15.5	38.0%	688 (46.7%)	388 (26.4%)	161 (10.9%)	154 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.9%)	57.6	157^th of 338 public high schools	53.6%		61.6	127^th of 336 public high schools	62.2%	30							82.6	72.4	76.0							70.5	68.2	77.2			59.3	$14,737	$345	$14,391
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1528 Mall Drive	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1080	191	18	10.6	74.3%	56 (29.3%)	67 (35.1%)	38 (19.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.5%)	0.2	333^rd of 338 public high schools	1.5%		0.1	334^th of 336 public high schools	0.6%	1								7.7	22.9								7.7	21.6			15.4	$18,143	$196	$17,947
Weber Elementary	Public	K-6	3850 Rohret Road	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1170	542	41	13.3	55.7%	211 (38.9%)	242 (44.6%)	25 (4.6%)	43 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	33.5	424^th of 557 public elementary schools	23.9%		44.1	373^rd of 565 public elementary schools	34.0%	51	47.0	61.4	62.2	78.3						68.2	61.4	57.3	72.3						53.7			$13,378	$562	$12,817
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Grissel Place	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1160	206	16	12.5	16.5%	150 (72.8%)	17 (8.3%)	14 (6.8%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	75.1	111^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.1%		73.8	129^th of 565 public elementary schools	77.2%	18	80.0	73.7	87.9	91.3						88.0	65.0	81.8	73.9						78.8			$14,044	$230	$13,813
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1355 Barrington Rd	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1110	515	38	13.3	49.7%	234 (45.4%)	74 (14.4%)	165 (32.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	55.5	297^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.7%		54.1	292^nd of 565 public elementary schools	48.3%	5	75.0	72.2	78.7	76.6						76.2	70.4	73.8	59.4						63.9
ICCSD Pk-12 Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	172	8	21.5	48.3%	82 (47.7%)	42 (24.4%)	20 (11.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.5%)								(n/a)				63.6	54.5	85.7	61.5	78.6	72.7				63.6	18.2	57.1	23.1	50.0	36.4		78.6	57.1
Ernest Horn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Koser Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1115	430	36	11.8	59.5%	166 (38.6%)	179 (41.6%)	22 (5.1%)	31 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	37.6	398^th of 557 public elementary schools	28.5%		38.2	411^th of 565 public elementary schools	27.3%	13	65.2	63.6	72.5	52.3						72.7	61.8	64.7	52.3						64.7			$14,000	$687	$13,313
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3571 Sycamore St.	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1095	363	29	12.6	70.5%	88 (24.2%)	176 (48.5%)	58 (16.0%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.3%)	17.1	482^nd of 557 public elementary schools	13.5%		26.8	453^rd of 565 public elementary schools	19.8%	29	55.2	59.5	62.8	60.0						51.7	50.0	55.8	50.0						41.9			$15,246	$1,427	$13,819

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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