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Iowa public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Iowa public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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IOWA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
801Greene County High SchoolJeffersonGreene County Comm School DistrictHigh40.3%37566.3%
802MFL MarMac High SchoolMononaMFL MarMac Comm School DistrictHigh30.8%26366.3%
803Walcott Middle SchoolWalcottDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle37.6%32266.3%
804Murray Jr/Sr HighMurrayMurray Comm School DistrictHigh38.6%14566.3%
805Panorama Middle SchoolPanoraPanorama Comm School DistrictMiddle34.9%14666.2%
806Mount Pleasant High SchoolMount PleasantMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictHigh39.1%54566.1%
807Central Middle School/High SchoolElkaderCentral Comm School DistrictHigh38.5%18266.0%
808Woodbine High SchoolWoodbineWoodbine Comm School DistrictHigh32.3%30366.0%
809New London Jr-Sr High SchoolNew LondonNew London Comm School DistrictHigh41.2%28465.9%
810Hanawalt ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary49.4%31265.9%
811Hoover Elementary SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictElementary55.4%36165.8%
812CAM Elementary SchoolMassenaCAM Comm School DistrictElementary38.0%21665.8%
813Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr HighEddyvilleEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDHigh38.5%43165.7%
814John Adams Middle SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictMiddle49.0%46365.7%
815Midland Middle/High SchoolWyomingMidland Comm School DistrictHigh43.3%26865.7%
816Fisher Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary69.0%36865.7%
817Lakeview ElementaryCentervilleCenterville Comm School DistrictElementary58.6%49865.7%
818Van Allen Elementary SchoolCharitonChariton Comm School DistrictElementary59.9%29265.7%
819Durant Junior/Senior High SchoolDurantDurant Comm School DistrictHigh26.2%34065.6%
820Lincoln Elementary SchoolMount PleasantMount Pleasant Comm School DistrictElementary51.5%20265.6%
821Lincoln IntermediateMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictMiddle53.2%48565.6%
822Anson Elementary SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary83.9%28665.6%
823Howar Middle SchoolCentervilleCenterville Comm School DistrictMiddle56.0%29865.5%
824East Mills Elementary SchoolMalvernEast Mills Comm School DistrictElementary47.7%21465.5%
825Valley High SchoolWest Des MoinesWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictHigh68.0%2,17865.5%
826Tipton Elementary SchoolTiptonTipton Comm School DistrictElementary23.6%28465.5%
827Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolClarionClarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School DistrictElementary56.9%46965.5%
828George Washington Middle SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle53.4%58465.4%
829Leeds Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary76.2%59365.4%
830North Tama ElementaryTraerNorth Tama County Comm School DistrictElementary43.5%27665.3%
831Panorama ElementaryPanoraPanorama Comm School DistrictElementary31.7%30665.3%
832Mark Twain Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary47.2%40965.3%
833Webster City High SchoolWebster CityWebster City Comm School DistrictHigh40.0%50565.3%
834Feelhaver Elementary SchoolFort DodgeFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary33.5%22765.3%
835Cardinal High SchoolEldonCardinal Comm School DistrictHigh53.3%27065.3%
836Carson ElementaryCarsonRiverside Comm School DistrictElementary48.5%13465.2%
837Missouri Valley ElementaryMissouri ValleyMissouri Valley Comm School DistrictElementary51.3%35965.2%
838Washington Middle SchoolWashingtonWashington Comm School DistrictMiddle42.9%34765.1%
839Riverside Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary72.7%22765.1%
840Newton Senior High SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School DistrictHigh42.6%80665.1%
841Grant Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary41.0%30065.1%
842Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictHigh43.6%1,49065.0%
843Prairie High SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School DistrictHigh29.8%1,76664.8%
844Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary58.5%45364.8%
845Cardinal ElementaryEldonCardinal Comm School DistrictElementary64.4%49564.7%
846Horace Mann Elementary SchoolOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary33.6%25064.6%
847Davis County Middle SchoolBloomfieldDavis County Comm School DistrictMiddle47.2%33764.6%
848Pleasantville High SchoolPleasantvillePleasantville Comm School DistrictHigh31.1%24164.6%
849Blakesburg ElementaryBlakesburgEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDElementary41.7%10364.5%
850Neil Armstrong Elementary SchoolBettendorfBettendorf Comm School DistrictElementary53.0%26864.5%
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