Private elementary schools in Iowa (166)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Ignite Christian Academy	Rock Rapids	K-12	2,257	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Holy Family Catholic Schools	Dubuque	PreK-12	1,649	13.7	Roman Catholic
Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools	Sioux City	PreK-12	1,510	13	Roman Catholic
Kuemper Catholic Grade School ✓	Carroll	PreK-12	1,095	13.4	Roman Catholic
Cedar Valley Catholic School	Waterloo	PreK-12	733	12.9	Roman Catholic
Cedar Valley Catholic School System	Waterloo	PreK-12	733	12.9	Roman Catholic
St. Francis of Assisi School ✓	West Des Moines	PreK-8	680	15.5	Roman Catholic
St. Albert Catholic ✓	Council Bluffs	PreK-12	595	14.2	Roman Catholic
Newman Catholic Elementary School ✓	Mason City	K-12	558	13.6	Roman Catholic
St. Edmond Catholic School ✓	Fort Dodge	PreK-12	548	10.7	Roman Catholic
Ankeny Christian Academy ✓	Ankeny	PreK-12	510	14.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Regina Catholic Elementary School ✓	Iowa City	K-6	509	17	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School ✓	Dubuque	PreK-5	508	32.2	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School ✓	West Des Moines	PreK-8	497	15.7	Roman Catholic
Gehlen Catholic School ✓	Le Mars	PreK-12	496	12.4	Roman Catholic
Pella Christian Grade School ✓	Pella	PreK-8	489	13.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Grand View Christian School ✓	Des Moines	PreK-5	458	19.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Souixland Christian School ✓	Sioux City	PreK-12	449	7.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Netherlands Reformed Christian School ✓	Rock Valley	PreK-12	422	13.6	Calvinist
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School ✓	Davenport	PreK-8	405	14.2	Roman Catholic
Bishop Garrigan Campus ✓	Algona	K-12	399	9.7	Roman Catholic
Notre Dame Elementary School ✓	Burlington	PreK-12	395	22.1	Roman Catholic
Burlington Notre Dame	Burlington	PreK-12	395	8.1	Roman Catholic
St. Pius X Elementary School ✓	Cedar Rapids	K-5	358	13.5	Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity ✓	Des Moines	PreK-8	358	12.6	Roman Catholic
John F Kennedy Catholic School ✓	Davenport	PreK-8	356	16.2	Roman Catholic
Trinity Lutheran Church School ✓	Davenport	PreK-8	353	17.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Anthony Elementary School ✓	Des Moines	PreK-8	345	13.9	Roman Catholic
Lasalle Catholic Middle School ✓	Cedar Rapids	PreK-8	341	10.1	Roman Catholic
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School ✓	Ankeny	K-8	336	16.9	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School ✓	Sioux City	PreK-8	333	9	Roman Catholic
St. Edward School ✓	Waterloo	K-5	321	11.9	Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary	West Point	PreK-12	319	9.7	Roman Catholic
Orange City Christian School ✓	Orange City	PreK-8	313	not reported	Calvinist
Waterloo Christian School ✓	Waterloo	PreK-12	312	14.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Bosco Catholic School System	Gilbertville	PreK-12	299	9.9	Roman Catholic
Resurrection Elementary ✓	Dubuque	PreK-5	291	17	Roman Catholic
Resurrection School	Dubuque	PreK-5	290	18.4	Roman Catholic
St. Columbkille School ✓	Dubuque	K-5	286	14.2	Roman Catholic
Bergman Academy ✓	Des Moines	PreK-8	281	10.8	Nonsectarian

Other kinds of school in Iowa

What Iowa pays

IA

Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account

$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

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