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Best public schools in Council Bluffs, IA

18 public schools in Council Bluffs: 12 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Iowa.

Elementary schools

12 schools in Council Bluffs, best first
1
College View Elementary 72.7
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 470 students
ELA 77%Math 83%Science 83%
#167 of 609 in Iowa
2
Hoover Elementary School 56.6
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 406 students
ELA 75%Math 78%Science 72%
#265 of 609 in Iowa
3
Lewis & Clark Elementary School 53.8
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 288 students
ELA 72%Math 84%Science 56%
#282 of 609 in Iowa
4
Titan Hill Intermediate School 31.4
Lewis Central Comm School District · Grades 2-5 · 910 students
ELA 65%Math 70%Science 68%
#418 of 609 in Iowa
5
Franklin Elementary School 30.1
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 454 students
ELA 64%Math 71%Science 63%
#426 of 609 in Iowa
6
Edison Elementary School 23.2
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 384 students
ELA 62%Math 72%Science 46%
#468 of 609 in Iowa
7
Bloomer Elementary School 20.8
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 427 students
ELA 64%Math 70%Science 35%
#483 of 609 in Iowa
8
Roosevelt Elementary School 18.5
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 451 students
ELA 53%Math 67%Science 54%
#497 of 609 in Iowa
9
Longfellow Elementary School 15.2
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 462 students
ELA 49%Math 69%Science 43%
#517 of 609 in Iowa
10
Rue Elementary School 7.5
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK-5 · 356 students
ELA 46%Math 56%Science 35%
#564 of 609 in Iowa
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Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center —
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades PK · 120 students
No published test results
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E A Kreft Primary School —
Lewis Central Comm School District · Grades PK-1 · 504 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Council Bluffs, best first
1
Lewis Central Middle School 73.3
Lewis Central Comm School District · Grades 6-8 · 730 students
ELA 82%Math 82%Science 82%
#64 of 238 in Iowa
2
Gerald W Kirn Middle School 18.7
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades 6-8 · 914 students
ELA 67%Math 69%Science 61%
#194 of 238 in Iowa
3
Woodrow Wilson Middle School 9.5
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades 6-8 · 866 students
ELA 56%Math 53%Science 64%
#216 of 238 in Iowa

High schools

3 schools in Council Bluffs, best first
1
Lewis Central Senior High School 58.7
Lewis Central Comm School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,002 students
ELA 78%Math 74%Science 73%
#122 of 294 in Iowa
2
Abraham Lincoln High School 9.7
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,358 students
ELA 58%Math 51%Science 48%
#266 of 294 in Iowa
3
Thomas Jefferson High School 7.0
Council Bluffs Comm School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,206 students
ELA 50%Math 52%Science 37%
#274 of 294 in Iowa

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