Notable Charter and Private Schools in Iowa

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Iowa. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Alpha Omega Academy — Rock Rapids, Iowa. Private school.
Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools — Sioux City, Iowa. Private school.
Dowling Catholic High School — West Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Kuemper Catholic Grade School — Carroll, Iowa. Private school.
Holy Family Catholic Schools — Dubuque, Iowa. Private school.
Regina Catholic Education Center — Iowa City, Iowa. Private school.
St Francis of Assisi School — West Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Grand View Christian School — Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Xavier High School — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private school.
St Albert Catholic — Council Bluffs, Iowa. Private school.
Newman Catholic — Mason City, Iowa. Private school.
St Edmond Catholic School — Fort Dodge, Iowa. Private school.
Bishop Heelan Catholic High School — Sioux City, Iowa. Private school.
Gehlen Catholic School — Le Mars, Iowa. Private school.
Sacred Heart School — West Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Pella Christian Grade School — Pella, Iowa. Private school.
Ankeny Christian Academy — Ankeny, Iowa. Private school.
Netherlands Reformed Christian School — Rock Valley, Iowa. Private school.
Burlington Notre Dame — Burlington, Iowa. Private school.
Beckman Catholic Jr-sr High School — Dyersville, Iowa. Private school.
All Saints Catholic School — Davenport, Iowa. Private school.
St Paul the Apostle Catholic School — Davenport, Iowa. Private school.
St Pius X Catholic School — Urbandale, Iowa. Private school.
Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School — Dubuque, Iowa. Private school.
John F Kennedy Catholic School — Davenport, Iowa. Private school.
Sacred Heart School — Sioux City, Iowa. Private school.
St Pius X Elementary School — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private school.
Holy Trinity — Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Regis Middle School — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private school.
Unity Christian High School — Orange City, Iowa. Private school.
Bishop Garrigan Campus — Algona, Iowa. Private school.
St Edward School — Waterloo, Iowa. Private school.
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools — Fort Madison, Iowa. Private school.
Orange City Christian School — Orange City, Iowa. Private school.
St Columbkille School — Dubuque, Iowa. Private school.
Seton Catholic School — Farley, Iowa. Private school.
Western Christian High School — Hull, Iowa. Private school.
Siouxland Christian School — Sioux City, Iowa. Private school.
Trinity Lutheran School — Davenport, Iowa. Private school.
St Francis Xavier Elementary School — Dyersville, Iowa. Private school.
St Luke the Evangelist Catholic School — Ankeny, Iowa. Private school.
Isaac Newton Christian Academy — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Private school.
Bergman Academy — Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
St Anthony Elementary School — Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Pella Christian High School — Pella, Iowa. Private school.
Columbus Catholic High School — Waterloo, Iowa. Private school.
Rock Valley Christian School — Rock Valley, Iowa. Private school.
Waterloo Christian School — Waterloo, Iowa. Private school.
St Augustin Catholic School — Des Moines, Iowa. Private school.
Newman Catholic Elementary School — Mason City, Iowa. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.