Best Public Schools in Buchanan County, Iowa & Rankings

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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
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	1011 1st St W	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 334-4780	39	2	20.5	20.5%	35 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.7%)								(n/a)
East Elementary School	Public	K-2	1103 First Street West	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 334-7425	281	22	12.6	45.6%	253 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)								(n/a)																						$13,327	$339	$12,988
Independence Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 20th Ave SW	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 334-7405	724	44	16.3	34.7%	661 (91.3%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	66.2	113^th of 338 public high schools	66.6%		78.5	42^nd of 336 public high schools	87.5%	71					72.9	75.3	76.4	78.0	85.2					64.8	70.8	71.7	74.8	83.5		60.7	63.3	$15,700	$579	$15,121
West Elementary School	Public	3-6	1301 1st St W	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 334-7430	371	34	10.8	43.7%	332 (89.5%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	56.2	285^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	290^th of 565 public elementary schools	48.7%	5	58.3	76.3	70.0	78.7						68.0	78.9	84.4	77.7						63.3			$12,958	$330	$12,628
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	965 Ashworth RD	Waukee	50263	Buchanan County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 987-5160	675	41	16.3	13.3%	454 (67.3%)	42 (6.2%)	48 (7.1%)	91 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	73.8	120^th of 557 public elementary schools	78.5%					(n/a)	79.6	76.0	79.6							84.5	87.5	80.6							64.8
East Buchanan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 935-3660	316	22	14.4	25.9%	304 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	62.4	227^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.2%		60.5	242^nd of 565 public elementary schools	57.2%	15	71.1	70.6	70.6	75.0						82.6	85.3	82.4	84.1						52.9			$12,938	$606	$12,332
East Buchanan High School	Public	9-12	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 935-3367	179	17	10.5	33.5%	167 (93.3%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	40.5	237^th of 338 public high schools	29.9%		48.2	197^th of 336 public high schools	41.4%	40							64.1	60.0	77.4							56.4	67.5	77.4			42.5	$15,562	$271	$15,292
East Buchanan Middle School	Public	7-8	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 935-3367	86	6	15.4	34.9%	82 (95.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	57.2	160^th of 337 public middle schools	52.5%		50.8	185^th of 334 public middle schools	44.6%	25					87.9	78.8								75.8	73.1					67.3		$12,082	$226	$11,857
Jesup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 827-1700	430	24	17.5	28.1%	411 (95.6%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	63.9	210^th of 557 public elementary schools	62.3%		72.8	137^th of 565 public elementary schools	75.8%	73	67.8	77.4								89.8	71.0											$12,637	$311	$12,326
Jesup High School	Public	9-12	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	288	20	14.0	25.7%	276 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	79.7	34^th of 338 public high schools	89.9%		66.7	101^st of 336 public high schools	69.9%	67							92.5	82.3	84.0							85.1	79.4	92.0			62.9	$13,563	$202	$13,361
Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1501 150th St	Hazleton	50641	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	22	2	11.0	13.6%	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$8,123	$118	$8,005
Triumph Elementary School	Public	K-8	1348 145th St	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 827-1700	39	2	19.6	7.7%	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$7,346	$118	$7,228
Jesup Middle School	Public	5-8	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	243	15	16.5	23.5%	232 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	66.8	108^th of 337 public middle schools	68.0%		80.9	33^rd of 334 public middle schools	90.1%	75			88.7	76.3	94.5	82.5						84.9	72.4	85.5	86.0				73.6	68.4		$9,239	$118	$9,121
Perry #1 Elementary School	Public	K-8	1726 Fairbank Amish Blvd	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	27	2	13.7	11.1%	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$7,564	$118	$7,446
Rural Elementary School #2	Public	K-8	1198 Fairbank Amish Blvd	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	28	2	15.5	10.7%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$8,228	$108	$8,121
Fairbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 5th St N	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 635-2071	184	15	12.4	22.8%	177 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)																						$6,840	$108	$6,733
Rural Elementary School #1	Public	K-8	1099 Amish Blvd	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	27	2	13.3	11.1%	27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$9,040	$108	$8,933
Rural Elementary School #4	Public	K-8	1153 Denison Ave	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	18	2	8.9	16.7%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$6,792	$108	$6,685
Wapsie Valley High School	Public	7-12	RR 2 2535 Viking Ave	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 638-6711	293	22	13.3	20.1%	283 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34.6	261^st of 338 public high schools	22.8%		53.8	167^th of 336 public high schools	50.3%	94					77.5	69.6	70.2	65.5	72.5					80.0	80.0	59.6	63.8	72.5		66.7	36.2	$13,502	$255	$13,248

Best Public Schools in Buchanan County, IA

Jesup High School

Sugar Creek Elementary School

Jesup Middle School

Independence Junior Senior High School

Jesup Elementary School

East Buchanan Elementary School

East Buchanan Middle School

West Elementary School

East Buchanan High School

Wapsie Valley High School

Early Childhood Center

East Elementary School

Fairbank Elementary School

Perry #1 Elementary School

Prairie Grove Elementary School

Rural Elementary School #1

Rural Elementary School #2

Rural Elementary School #4

Triumph Elementary School

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