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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
951McKinley STEAM AcademyCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle60.6%42658.1%
952Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictMiddle58.9%85558.1%
953Mormon Trail Elementary SchoolHumestonMormon Trail Comm School DistrictElementary63.6%13257.6%
954Bloomer Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary48.0%39657.5%
955Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwaOttumwa Comm School DistrictHigh44.3%68457.4%
956Southeast Valley High SchoolGowrieSoutheast Valley Community School DistrictHigh47.1%34057.3%
957Marshall Elementary SchoolDubuqueDubuque Comm School DistrictElementary63.8%32357.0%
958Highland Elementary SchoolRiversideHighland Comm School DistrictElementary25.2%24257.0%
959West Liberty High SchoolWest LibertyWest Liberty Comm School DistrictHigh42.8%39757.0%
960Windsor ElementaryDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary57.5%25456.8%
961Moulton Elementary SchoolMoultonMoulton-Udell Comm School DistrictElementary66.0%10356.6%
962Southwest Valley High schoolCorningCorning Comm School DistrictHigh37.4%19556.1%
963Clinton High SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictHigh46.3%98155.6%
964Van Buren County Community School District Harmony CenterFarmingtonVan Buren County Comm School DistrictElementary58.3%17555.5%
965South Tama County High SchoolTamaSouth Tama CountyHigh55.8%42155.3%
966Jefferson Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary68.0%44155.1%
967Cora B Darling ElementaryPostvillePostville Comm School DistrictElementary83.7%36354.8%
968B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle73.0%73654.8%
969Rue Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary43.1%38554.8%
970Wood Middle SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictMiddle52.8%62954.8%
971Inman Elementary SchoolRed OakRed Oak Comm School DistrictElementary53.6%46154.7%
972Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesDes MoinesCharter Organization: Concept SchoolsElementary79.3%15054.7%
973Marshalltown High SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictHigh72.6%1,62954.6%
974Robert Blue SchoolEagle GroveEagle Grove Comm School DistrictMiddle65.3%26854.5%
975Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary44.6%45554.4%
976North High SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictHigh63.2%1,52954.4%
977Fort Dodge High SchoolFort DodgeFort Dodge Comm School DistrictHigh48.3%1,02054.2%
978McCombs Middle SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle83.3%67054.0%
979Oelwein Middle SchoolOelweinOelwein Comm School DistrictMiddle52.6%35053.9%
980McKinley Elementary SchoolMuscatineMuscatine Comm School DistrictElementary61.2%39453.8%
981Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle GroveEagle Grove Comm School DistrictHigh54.4%32953.6%
982Longfellow Elementary SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary45.7%43153.6%
983Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMarshalltownMarshalltown Comm School DistrictMiddle78.3%65553.6%
984West Liberty Middle SchoolWest LibertyWest Liberty Comm School DistrictMiddle52.0%36753.6%
985Wilson Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary53.5%50753.5%
986Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterlooWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary78.0%50153.5%
987Mark Twain ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary66.7%21353.4%
988John R Mott Jr/Hi SchoolPostvillePostville Comm School DistrictHigh78.9%34253.2%
989Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictMiddle71.1%48453.1%
990Truman Elementary SchoolDavenportDavenport Comm School DistrictElementary58.3%43453.1%
991Washington High SchoolWashingtonWashington Comm School DistrictHigh38.3%45253.1%
992Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle56.6%45252.6%
993Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCouncil BluffsCouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictHigh46.1%1,33352.6%
994Jefferson Elementary SchoolClintonClinton Comm School DistrictElementary69.7%37652.5%
995Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School DistrictElementary92.9%45152.3%
996Alexander ElementaryIowa CityIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary75.9%43652.2%
997Willard Elementary SchoolDes MoinesDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary88.7%24752.1%
998Crestview School of InquiryCliveWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictElementary84.1%55852.0%
999Seymour High SchoolSeymourSeymour Comm School DistrictHigh57.0%12151.9%
1000Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar RapidsCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictHigh60.5%1,50151.9%
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