Tamarack Discovery School
A private school in Iowa City, Iowa 52240
What Iowa’s list coversAccredited nonpublic schools
Every accredited nonpublic school building in the Iowa Department of Education’s directory for the school year, whether state, independently or specially accredited. Non-accredited nonpublic schools aren’t in it, and Iowa counts buildings where NCES counts schools. NCES’s survey counted 225 private schools in Iowa in 2021-22.
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The short answer
Record last released by Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Performance and Analytics on Sep 30, 2026.
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What does its state say about it?
- Listed in the Iowa Department of Education’s directory of accredited nonpublic school buildings for 2026-27, independently accredited by ISACS.
- District and school code 3141-8165.
- Nonpublic Elementary School.
Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Performance and Analytics, 2026-27 Iowa Nonpublic School Building Directory. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated monthly.
How do students fare?
- Iowa publishes no test results or ratings for private schools in this list.
Is it inspected?
Iowa’s list of private schools carries no inspections or reviews of schools, so none are shown or counted here.
Who teaches?
- Iowa’s list carries no staffing figures.
Who runs it?
- Iowa’s list doesn’t say who runs the school.
Has anything been proven against it?
- Iowa’s list carries no enforcement actions.
How does it compare nearby?
- Private schools aren’t compared: the state’s list carries nothing to compare them by.
What the record doesn’t say
- Iowa’s Department of Education lists every accredited nonpublic school building in its yearly directory, state, independently or specially accredited; non-accredited nonpublic schools aren’t in it, and Iowa counts buildings where NCES counts schools. NCES’s Private School Universe Survey counted 225 private schools in Iowa in 2021-22.
- Iowa’s list of private schools carries no inspections or reviews of schools, so none are shown or counted here.
- Its street address, phone number and email aren’t shown, as a small school can be in a home; the state’s own list has them.
Sources
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Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Performance and Analytics, 2026-27 Iowa Nonpublic School Building Directory.
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Oct 21, 2026. Updated monthly. Iowa.gov’s policies set no limit on reuse; information on state sites is public under Iowa’s Open Records law (Chapter 22).
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 21, 2026.
From the school
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Replies
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