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Iowa schools outperforming demographics

Every Iowa public school in the top 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations score, ranked by how many percentage points they beat what their free-and-reduced-lunch profile would predict.

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IOWA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedBeats (pp)
51Crestwood Elementary SchoolCrescoHoward-Winneshiek Comm School District59.0%75.2%62.4%12.8
52Lenox High SchoolLenoxLenox Comm School District54.8%77.3%64.5%12.72
53Van Buren County Community Middle & High SchoolKeosauquaVan Buren County Comm School District60.2%74.5%61.9%12.63
54Denison High SchoolDenisonDenison Comm School District64.4%72.3%59.8%12.58
55Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellvilleSoutheast Polk Comm School District31.0%89.0%76.5%12.57
56Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolNewtonNewton Comm School District57.5%75.6%63.2%12.4
57Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbineWoodbine Comm School District37.5%85.5%73.2%12.33
58Schleswig Elementary SchoolSchleswigSchleswig Comm School District46.7%80.8%68.6%12.23
59Indian Hills Junior High SchoolCliveWest Des Moines Comm School District51.9%78.2%66.0%12.19
60Central ElementaryElkaderCentral Comm School District47.3%80.4%68.3%12.07
61Mediapolis Middle SchoolMediapolisMediapolis Comm School District29.7%89.1%77.1%11.99
62West Elementary SchoolGlenwoodGlenwood Comm School District46.6%80.6%68.6%11.96
63Mapleton Elementary SchoolMapletonMaple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District54.9%76.4%64.5%11.91
64Grundy Center Middle SchoolGrundy CenterGrundy Center Comm School District31.5%88.0%76.2%11.84
65Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolGarnerGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District32.3%87.6%75.8%11.83
66Albia Middle SchoolAlbiaAlbia Comm School District39.2%84.1%72.3%11.81
67Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezumaMontezuma Comm School District40.4%83.5%71.8%11.8
68Altoona ElementaryAltoonaSoutheast Polk Comm School District53.4%76.9%65.2%11.68
69Tilford Elementary SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School District53.5%76.9%65.2%11.67
70Leeds Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District76.2%65.4%53.8%11.57
71Nevada Middle SchoolNevadaNevada Comm School District42.1%82.5%70.9%11.56
72Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolAkronAkron Westfield Comm School District35.3%85.8%74.3%11.49
73MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange CityMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District30.5%88.2%76.7%11.46
74Sunnyside Elementary SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District34.8%85.9%74.5%11.37
75Vinton-Shellsburg High SchoolVintonVinton-Shellsburg Comm School District49.5%78.5%67.2%11.35
76Spencer Middle SchoolSpencerSpencer Comm School District48.4%79.0%67.7%11.29
77Runnells ElementaryRunnellsSoutheast Polk Comm School District26.9%89.8%78.5%11.29
78Whittier Elementary SchoolClintonClinton Comm School District40.5%82.9%71.7%11.18
79Paton-Churdan ElementaryChurdanPaton-Churdan Comm School District55.8%75.2%64.0%11.15
80Mount Ayr High SchoolMount AyrMount Ayr Comm School District44.7%80.7%69.6%11.08
81North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterMechanicsvilleNorth Cedar Comm School District47.5%79.3%68.2%11.06
82West Sioux Middle SchoolHawardenWest Sioux Comm School District57.8%74.0%63.0%10.96
83CR-B Elementary SchoolCoon RapidsCoon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District50.2%77.8%66.8%10.94
84Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School District37.2%84.3%73.3%10.92
85East Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District62.5%71.6%60.7%10.88
86St Ansgar Middle SchoolSt AnsgarSt Ansgar Comm School District27.3%89.2%78.3%10.85
87Sunnyside Elementary SchoolBurlingtonBurlington Comm School District56.0%74.7%63.9%10.81
88Kee High SchoolLansingEastern Allamakee Comm School District47.1%79.1%68.4%10.72
89Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar RapidsCollege Comm School District35.6%84.8%74.2%10.69
90Eddyville ElementaryEddyvilleEddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD49.3%78.0%67.3%10.66
91Algona Middle SchoolAlgonaAlgona Comm School District41.3%81.8%71.3%10.46
92New Hampton Middle SchoolNew HamptonNew Hampton Comm School District45.1%79.8%69.4%10.38
93Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant BluffSergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District33.8%85.4%75.1%10.3
94Webster City Middle SchoolWebster CityWebster City Comm School District49.3%77.5%67.3%10.22
95West Middle SchoolSioux CitySioux City Comm School District78.8%62.7%52.5%10.2
96West Harrison Middle School/High SchoolMondaminWest Harrison Comm School District51.9%76.1%66.0%10.09
97Wickham ElementaryCoralvilleIowa City Comm School District19.7%92.1%82.1%10.03
98Ogden Elementary SchoolOgdenOgden Comm School District25.5%89.2%79.2%10.02
99Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake MillsLake Mills Comm School District31.0%86.4%76.4%9.95
100Delhi Elementary SchoolDelhiMaquoketa Valley Comm School District34.3%84.7%74.8%9.93
Page 2 of 3 · 114 ranked. Schools in the top 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations (proficiency residual after controlling for free-and-reduced-lunch share).

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