The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Best Schools · Iowa · Highest proficiency

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.

Methodology · All Iowa rankings · All Iowa schools · Nationwide ranking
IOWA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
851Poyner ElementaryEvansdaleWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary59.9%36264.4%
852Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMason CityMason City Comm School DistrictElementary60.6%34864.4%
853Davis County Community High SchoolBloomfieldDavis County Comm School DistrictHigh39.7%35864.4%
854Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone TreeLone Tree Comm School DistrictHigh29.8%20564.4%
855Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolIowa FallsIowa Falls Comm School DistrictHigh30.4%39864.3%
856North Tama High SchoolTraerNorth Tama County Comm School DistrictHigh42.9%20364.3%
857Davis County ElementaryBloomfieldDavis County Comm School DistrictElementary46.7%41864.2%
858Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolWashingtonWashington Comm School DistrictElementary40.4%34464.2%
859Clinton Middle SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictMiddle55.3%74564.2%
860Spalding Park ElementarySioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary63.7%68364.1%
861East High SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictHigh51.6%1,49564.1%
862Hempstead High SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictHigh42.0%1,49964.1%
863North Hill Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictElementary60.8%26864.1%
864Newell-Fonda High SchoolNewellNewell-Fonda Comm School DistrictHigh34.8%13864.1%
865George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School DistrictElementary66.7%22264.0%
866Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary53.5%32564.0%
867Hoover Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary44.5%29263.9%
868West Willow Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary49.9%55563.9%
869Northstar Elementary SchoolKnoxvilleKnoxville Comm School DistrictElementary49.1%34863.9%
870Perkins Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary62.8%43863.9%
871Table Mound Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary39.5%42563.9%
872Columbus Community High SchoolColumbus JunctionColumbus Comm School DistrictHigh56.4%22063.8%
873GMG Secondary SchoolGarwinGMG Comm School DistrictHigh51.2%20563.8%
874Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort MadisonFort Madison Comm School DistrictHigh51.8%85263.6%
875Keokuk High SchoolKeokukKeokuk Comm School DistrictHigh49.7%58363.5%
876Willowbrook ElementaryAltoonaSoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary53.0%52363.5%
877Arthur Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary70.3%22963.4%
878Morningside ElementarySioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary62.8%64563.3%
879River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolCorrectionvilleRiver Valley Comm School DistrictHigh40.1%13763.3%
880Grant Wood Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary62.4%35663.3%
881Muscatine High SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictHigh42.9%1,38063.2%
882Denison Elementary SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School DistrictElementary56.3%69163.2%
883Tri-County Elementary SchoolThornburgTri-County Comm School DistrictElementary50.0%10263.2%
884East Buchanan High SchoolWinthropEast Buchanan Comm School DistrictHigh39.2%18963.2%
885Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School DistrictMiddle57.4%28963.1%
886Central City High SchoolCentral CityCentral City Comm School DistrictHigh37.0%20063.0%
887Camanche ElementaryCamancheCamanche Comm School DistrictElementary40.5%35863.0%
888Wapello Senior High SchoolWapelloWapello Comm School DistrictHigh39.0%18763.0%
889Woodside Middle SchoolDes MoinesSaydel Comm School DistrictMiddle56.6%39662.9%
890Pence ElementaryFairfieldFairfield Comm School DistrictElementary56.5%31762.8%
891Central Elementary SchoolCoralvilleIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary48.1%34362.8%
892West Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictMiddle78.8%82662.7%
893Anamosa High SchoolAnamosaAnamosa Comm School DistrictHigh30.7%38162.6%
894Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary67.1%29562.6%
895Wapello Elementary SchoolWapelloWapello Comm School DistrictElementary19.2%22962.5%
896Greene County ElementaryJeffersonGreene County Comm School DistrictElementary51.0%51862.4%
897Clarke Community High SchoolOsceolaClarke Comm School DistrictHigh52.5%42162.4%
898Graettinger-Terril High SchoolGraettingerGraettinger-Terril Comm School DistrictHigh46.1%12862.3%
899Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary65.9%46062.3%
900Loess Hills ElementarySIOUX CITYSioux City Comm School DistrictElementary71.6%57862.3%
Page 18 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

Other Iowa rankings

Outperforming demographicsUnderperforming demographicsTitle I beating the oddsLowest student-teacher ratioFastest-growingMost racially diverseLargest by enrollment

Same ranking, other states

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming