Schools in major Iowa cities
Browse major city hubs backed by the current America EDU school database. City counts reflect directory records whose listed city matches the hub.
Schools in Des Moines
79 profiles
Schools in Cedar Rapids
51 profiles
Schools in Davenport
28 profiles
Schools in Sioux City
29 profiles
Schools in Iowa City
21 profiles
Schools in Waterloo
21 profiles
Schools in Ames
10 profiles
Schools in West Des Moines
19 profiles
Featured school profiles in Iowa
A cross-section of profiles with useful directory data. This is not a ranking.
Browse Iowa schools by level
Elementary
567 school profiles
Middle
471 school profiles
High
362 school profiles
K-12
58 school profiles
Pre-K
41 school profiles
Other
2 school profiles
Browse Iowa schools by type
Public
1,312 school profiles
Private
182 school profiles
Public Charter
7 school profiles
About K-12 education in Iowa
America EDU currently indexes 1,501 K-12 school profiles in Iowa across 442 listed cities. The directory currently includes about 1,319 public or charter records and 182 private-school records. Counts come from the school records currently loaded into the America EDU database and can change as federal datasets are refreshed.
Use city, level, and school-type information as a starting point. District boundaries, attendance zones, admissions policies, and program availability can differ from municipal boundaries and may change over time, so confirm current details with the school or district.
Major districts represented in the directory
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
59 directory records
Cedar Rapids Comm School District
31 directory records
Iowa City Comm School District
28 directory records
Davenport Comm School District
27 directory records
Sioux City Comm School District
21 directory records
Dubuque Comm School District
19 directory records
Waukee Comm School District
19 directory records
Ankeny Comm School District
18 directory records
Shown by number of school records in the current directory, not as a quality ranking.
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Iowa schools FAQ
How many school profiles does America EDU list in Iowa?
The current database contains 1,501 profiles for Iowa. Counts can change when source data is refreshed.
Does a city page show every school that serves that city?
No. It groups records whose directory address lists that city. School district and attendance-zone boundaries do not necessarily match city limits.
Are Featured Schools rankings?
No. Featured profiles are selected to make useful school records easier to discover. America EDU does not present this section as a ranking.
Where does the school data come from?
Profiles are built primarily from federal education datasets, including NCES school-directory sources. Individual profiles show source and data-year information when available.