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Iowa Title I schools beating the odds

Iowa public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Iowa schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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IOWA · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
1Rock Valley High SchoolRock ValleyRock Valley Comm School District63.2%82.2%100
2Rock Valley Middle SchoolRock ValleyRock Valley Comm School District62.6%77.9%99
3Rock Valley Elementary SchoolRock ValleyRock Valley Comm School District68.6%77.1%99
4Denison Middle SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School District70.1%76.8%98
5Van Buren County Community Middle & High SchoolKeosauquaVan Buren County Comm School District60.2%74.5%98
6Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburgHamburg Comm School District62.7%73.5%97
7Richardson Elementary SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School District69.9%73.3%96
8North Elementary SchoolLeonCentral Decatur Comm School District65.5%73.3%96
9Hawarden Elementary SchoolHawardenWest Sioux Comm School District63.7%73.2%95
10Denison High SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School District64.4%72.3%94
11East Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District62.5%71.6%94
12Cardinal Junior HighEldonCardinal Comm School District60.8%70.9%93
13Broadway Elementary SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School District70.8%70.7%93
14South Tama County Elementary SchoolTamaSouth Tama County60.9%70.5%92
15Franklin Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School District73.7%69.7%91
16Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus JunctionColumbus Comm School District63.5%69.7%91
17Central Decatur MS/HS High SchoolLeonCentral Decatur Comm School District60.5%69.6%90
18J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School District76.0%69.3%89
19Perry ElementaryPerryPerry Comm School District60.0%68.8%89
20Bluff Elementary SchoolClintonClinton Comm School District63.4%68.7%88
21South Side Elementary SchoolHamptonHampton-Dumont Comm School District60.4%67.9%88
22Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School District62.6%66.7%87
23Fisher Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School District69.0%65.7%86
24Anson Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School District83.9%65.6%86
25Valley High SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School District68.0%65.5%85
26Leeds Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District76.2%65.4%84
27Riverside Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District72.7%65.1%84
28Cardinal ElementaryEldonCardinal Comm School District64.4%64.7%83
29Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School District60.6%64.4%83
30Spalding Park ElementarySioux CitySioux City Comm School District63.7%64.1%82
31North Hill Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School District60.8%64.1%81
32George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School District66.7%64.0%81
33Perkins Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School District62.8%63.9%80
34Arthur Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District70.3%63.4%79
35Morningside ElementarySioux CitySioux City Comm School District62.8%63.3%79
36Grant Wood Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School District62.4%63.3%78
37West Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District78.8%62.7%78
38Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School District67.1%62.6%77
39Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School District65.9%62.3%76
40Loess Hills ElementarySIOUX CITYSioux City Comm School District71.6%62.3%76
41Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School District71.7%61.7%75
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