Notable School Districts in Iowa

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts 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.

Institutions in this guide

• Des Moines Independent Comm School District — Des Moines, Iowa. Public school district.

• Cedar Rapids Comm School District — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Public school district.

• Sioux City Comm School District — Sioux City, Iowa. Public school district.

• Iowa City Comm School District — Iowa City, Iowa. Public school district.

• Davenport Comm School District — Davenport, Iowa. Public school district.

• Waukee Comm School District — Waukee, Iowa. Public school district.

• Ankeny Comm School District — Ankeny, Iowa. Public school district.

• Waterloo Comm School District — Waterloo, Iowa. Public school district.

• Dubuque Comm School District — Dubuque, Iowa. Public school district.

• West Des Moines Comm School District — West Des Moines, Iowa. Public school district.

• Council Bluffs Comm School District — Council Bluffs, Iowa. Public school district.

• Linn-Mar Comm School District — Marion, Iowa. Public school district.

• Johnston Comm School District — Johnston, Iowa. Public school district.

• Southeast Polk Comm School District — Altoona, Iowa. Public school district.

• Cedar Falls Comm School District — Cedar Falls, Iowa. Public school district.

• Pleasant Valley Comm School District — Bettendorf, Iowa. Public school district.

• College Comm School District — Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Public school district.

• Marshalltown Comm School District — Marshalltown, Iowa. Public school district.

• Ottumwa Comm School District — Ottumwa, Iowa. Public school district.

• Muscatine Comm School District — Muscatine, Iowa. Public school district.

• Ames Comm School District — Ames, Iowa. Public school district.

• Bettendorf Comm School District — Bettendorf, Iowa. Public school district.

• Urbandale Comm School District — Urbandale, Iowa. Public school district.

• Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District — Grimes, Iowa. Public school district.

• Western Dubuque Comm School District — Farley, Iowa. Public school district.

• Fort Dodge Comm School District — Fort Dodge, Iowa. Public school district.

• Indianola Comm School District — Indianola, Iowa. Public school district.

• Mason City Comm School District — Mason City, Iowa. Public school district.

• Norwalk Comm School District — Norwalk, Iowa. Public school district.

• North Scott Comm School District — Eldridge, Iowa. Public school district.

• Clinton Comm School District — Clinton, Iowa. Public school district.

• Burlington Comm School District — Burlington, Iowa. Public school district.

• Clear Creek Amana Comm School District — Oxford, Iowa. Public school district.

• Lewis Central Comm School District — Council Bluffs, Iowa. Public school district.

• Storm Lake Comm School District — Storm Lake, Iowa. Public school district.

• Newton Comm School District — Newton, Iowa. Public school district.

• Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District — Bondurant, Iowa. Public school district.

• Pella Comm School District — Pella, Iowa. Public school district.

• Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District — Waverly, Iowa. Public school district.

• Carlisle Comm School District — Carlisle, Iowa. Public school district.

• Spencer Comm School District — Spencer, Iowa. Public school district.

• Le Mars Comm School District — Le Mars, Iowa. Public school district.

• Denison Comm School District — Denison, Iowa. Public school district.

• Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District — Adel, Iowa. Public school district.

• North Polk Comm School District — Alleman, Iowa. Public school district.

• Marion Independent School District — Marion, Iowa. Public school district.

• Oskaloosa Comm School District — Oskaloosa, Iowa. Public school district.

• Glenwood Comm School District — Glenwood, Iowa. Public school district.

• Boone Comm School District — Boone, Iowa. Public school district.

• Ballard Comm School District — Huxley, Iowa. Public school district.

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: 2024. Check each institution directly for current information.

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