Iowa Students First ESA Participating Schools by Town

Before you pick a school

The award: $8,148 per student for 2026-27. Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Who qualifies: Any Iowa resident K-12 student enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school. There has been no income limit since 2025-26. Fall tuition and fee payments must be confirmed in the ESA portal by September 30.
When to apply: One window a year. For 2026-27 it ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. Miss it and there is no ESA that year.
Being on the list is not a seat. Ask each school whether it has room in your child's grade and what you would still owe after the award.

Source: the official Iowa Students First Education Savings Account list, read October 5, 2026. Schools join and leave during the year, so confirm with the school and the program office. More on the program: Iowa Students First ESA explained.

Schools by town

Jump to: Des Moines (17) · Cedar Rapids (13) · Dubuque (8) · Sioux City (8) · Davenport (7) · Iowa City (7) · Hull (4) · Waterloo (4) · West Des Moines (4) · Ankeny (3) · Bettendorf (3) · Coralville (3) · Council Bluffs (3) · Fort Dodge (3) · Independence (3) · Mason City (3) · Muscatine (3) · Pella (3) · Algona (2) · Ames (2) · Boone (2) · Burlington (2) · Cedar Falls (2) · Clinton (2) · Creston (2) · Decorah (2) · Denison (2) · Dyersville (2) · Fairfield (2) · Farley (2) · Fort Madison (2) · Indianola (2) · Kalona (2) · Keokuk (2) · Marion (2) · Marshalltown (2) · Norwalk (2) · Orange City (2) · Ottumwa (2) · Perry (2)

Des Moines (17)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bergman Academy	PreK-8	281	10.8	Nonsectarian
Christ the King School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Des Moines Adventist School	PreK-8	45	15	Seventh-Day Adventist
Empigo Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Gospel Assembly Christian Academy	K-11	13	3.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Grand View Christian Elementary School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Grand View Christian School	PreK-5	458	19.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Holy Family School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Holy Trinity	PreK-8	358	12.6	Roman Catholic
J. W. Reed Christian Academy	K-12	74	8.9	Other religious
Joshua Christian Academy	K-12	199	8.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Joshua Christian Academy (South)	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Joshua Christian Academy (West)	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Mt Olive Lutheran School	PreK-8	191	13.5	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
One School Global Des Moines Campus	3-12	23	3.3	Nonsectarian
St. Anthony Elementary School	PreK-8	345	13.9	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph Elementary School	PreK-8	201	13	Roman Catholic

Cedar Rapids (13)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
All Saints Catholic School	PreK-5	114	11.5	Roman Catholic
Andrews Christian Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Calvary Christian Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Cedar Valley Christian School	PreK-12	201	10.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Isaac Newton Christian Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Lasalle Catholic Elementary School	PreK-4	190	11.9	Roman Catholic
Lasalle Catholic Middle School	PreK-8	341	10.1	Roman Catholic
Regis Middle School	6-8	317	13.8	Roman Catholic
St. Matthew School	PreK-5	206	13	Roman Catholic
St. Pius X Elementary School	K-5	358	13.5	Roman Catholic
Summit Schools	PreK-8	111	10.8	Nonsectarian
Trinity Lutheran School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Xavier High School	9-12	593	14.5	Roman Catholic

Dubuque (8)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Dubuque Dream Center Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Golden Elementary Montessori	2-5	5	5	Nonsectarian
Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School	PreK-5	508	32.2	Roman Catholic
Resurrection Elementary	PreK-5	291	17	Roman Catholic
St. Columbkille School	K-5	286	14.2	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph the Worker School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Wahlert Catholic High School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sioux City (8)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Heelan Catholic High School	9-12	527	13.5	Roman Catholic
Cathedral Dual Language Academy	PreK-4	67	10.2	Roman Catholic
Mater Dei Sch Immaculate Conception Center	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Mater Dei School	PreK-4	130	8.9	Roman Catholic
Mater Dei School-Nativity	PreK-8	263	26.3	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School	PreK-8	333	9	Roman Catholic
Souixland Christian School	PreK-12	449	7.8	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Pauls Lutheran School	PreK-5	28	5.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Davenport (7)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
All Saints Catholic School	PreK-8	18	18	Roman Catholic
Assumption High School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Coram Deo Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
John F Kennedy Catholic School	PreK-8	356	16.2	Roman Catholic
Quad City Montessori School	PreK-6	39	11.1	Nonsectarian
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School	PreK-8	405	14.2	Roman Catholic
Trinity Lutheran Church School	PreK-8	353	17.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Iowa City (7)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Faith Academy	K-6	115	10.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Iowa Conservatory	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/Sr High	7-12	400	15.6	Roman Catholic
Regina Catholic Elementary School	K-6	509	17	Roman Catholic
Regina Elementary School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Tamarack Discovery School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Willowwind School	PreK-6	57	7.7	Nonsectarian

Hull (4)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Hull Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School	K-8	133	12.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Trinity Christian High School	9-12	69	8.1	Calvinist
Western Christian High School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Waterloo (4)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta	6-8	175	10.7	Roman Catholic
Royal Legacy Christian Academy	PreK-6	36	8	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Edward School	K-5	321	11.9	Roman Catholic
Waterloo Christian School	PreK-12	312	14.9	Christian (nondenominational)

West Des Moines (4)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Airazi Academy	PreK-5	58	7.4	Islamic
Dowling Catholic High School	9-12	1,354	14.6	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School	PreK-8	497	15.7	Roman Catholic
St. Francis of Assisi School	PreK-8	680	15.5	Roman Catholic

Ankeny (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Ankeny Christian Academy	PreK-12	510	14.7	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School	K-8	336	16.9	Roman Catholic
The Conservatory of Worship Arts	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Bettendorf (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Morning Star Academy	PreK-12	227	12.6	Christian (nondenominational)
New City Classical Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Rivermont Collegiate	PreK-12	145	6.1	Nonsectarian

Coralville (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Hidaya Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Hillside Christian School	1-8	24	8	Christian (nondenominational)
Montessori School of Iowa City	PreK-4	38	4.2	Nonsectarian

Council Bluffs (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Heartland Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Oneschool Global	3-12	19	3.6	Nonsectarian
St. Albert Catholic	PreK-12	595	14.2	Roman Catholic

Fort Dodge (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Community Christian School	PreK-8	83	10.9	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Edmond Catholic School	PreK-12	548	10.7	Roman Catholic
St. Paul Lutheran School	PreK-8	84	12	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Independence (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Liberty Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. John Elementary School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Johns School	K-8	131	10.9	Roman Catholic

Mason City (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Newman Catholic Elementary School	K-12	558	13.6	Roman Catholic
Newman Catholic High School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
North Iowa Christian School	K-12	84	9.3	Christian (nondenominational)

Muscatine (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Muscatine Adventist Christian School	PreK-1	2	not reported	Seventh-Day Adventist
Muscatine Christian Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Ss Mary and Mathias Catholic School	PreK-8	232	15.7	Roman Catholic

Pella (3)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Pella Christian Grade School	PreK-8	489	13.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Pella Christian High School	9-12	272	12.3	Calvinist
Peoria Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Algona (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Garrigan Campus	K-12	399	9.7	Roman Catholic
Seton Grade School	PreK-2	103	12	Roman Catholic

Ames (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Ames Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Cecilia Elementary School	PreK-6	115	10.4	Roman Catholic

Boone (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Sacred Heart School	PreK-8	78	7.5	Roman Catholic
Trinity Lutheran School	PreK-8	116	13.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Burlington (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Great River Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Notre Dame Elementary School	PreK-12	395	22.1	Roman Catholic

Cedar Falls (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St. Patrick Catholic School	PreK-8	176	9.8	Roman Catholic
Valley Lutheran School	K-12	146	9.4	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Clinton (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Prince of Peace Catholic School	PreK-12	214	13.5	Roman Catholic
The Lighthouse Schools	6-12	30	12	Islamic, all-boys

Creston (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Mayflower Heritage Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Malachy School	PreK-8	137	9.2	Roman Catholic

Decorah (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Northeast Iowa Montessori School	PreK-6	23	9.6	Nonsectarian
St. Benedict School	PreK-8	145	10.4	Roman Catholic

Denison (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St. Rose of Lima School	PreK-5	95	15.8	Roman Catholic
Unity Ridge Lutheran School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Dyersville (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Beckman Catholic Jr-Sr High School	7-12	332	13.9	Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier Elementary School	PreK-6	277	11.8	Roman Catholic

Fairfield (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Maharishi School	PreK-12	125	5.6	Nonsectarian
Singing Cedars School	K-3	41	6.9	Nonsectarian

Farley (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Seton Catholic Elem Sch Farley Center	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Seton Catholic School	K-8	271	12	Roman Catholic

Fort Madison (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools	7-12	112	7	Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Jr-Sr High	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Indianola (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Strong Roots Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Victory Christian Academy	PreK-6	23	5.2	Christian (nondenominational)

Kalona (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Hillcrest Academy	6-12	105	7.4	Mennonite
Pathway Christian School	PreK-12	80	8	Mennonite

Keokuk (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Keokuk Catholic Schools	PreK-5	57	7.6	Roman Catholic
Keokuk Christian Academy	PreK-12	61	11.1	Christian (nondenominational)

Marion (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Montessori School of Marion	PreK-Transitional 1st	9	2.3	Nonsectarian
St. Joseph Catholic School	PreK-8	186	not reported	Roman Catholic

Marshalltown (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Marshalltown Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Francis Catholic School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Norwalk (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Main Street School	PreK-12	12	2.9	Nonsectarian
Providence Christian School	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Orange City (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Orange City Christian School	PreK-8	313	not reported	Calvinist
Unity Christian High School	9-12	327	14.5	Calvinist

Ottumwa (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Ottumwa Christian School	PreK-12	97	8.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Seton Catholic Elementary School	PreK-5	49	5.5	Roman Catholic

Perry (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Acorns & Oaks Christian Academy	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Patrick School	PreK-8	93	8.4	Roman Catholic

Remsen (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St. Mary's Grade School - RSM	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Mary's School	PreK-12	195	8.9	Roman Catholic

Rock Valley (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Netherlands Reformed Christian School	PreK-12	422	13.6	Calvinist
Rock Valley Christian School	PreK-8	202	11.3	Christian (nondenominational)

Spencer (2)

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School	K-7	119	13.5	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Sacred Heart School	K-6	179	17.9	Roman Catholic

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