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The top-graded public middle schools in Iowa

This ranking covers the top-graded public middle schools in Iowa, drawn from 230 qualifying public middle schools. Mediapolis Middle School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
230
Iowa
Top Grade
A+
Median Grade
B-
TOP GRADED · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsGradePercentile in state
1Mediapolis Middle SchoolMediapolis, IAMediapolis Comm School DistrictMiddle222A+99.8
2Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood, IAGlenwood Comm School DistrictMiddle453A+99.3
3Grundy Center Middle SchoolGrundy Center, IAGrundy Center Comm School DistrictMiddle219A+98.9
4Waukon Middle SchoolWaukon, IAAllamakee Comm School DistrictMiddle260A+98.5
5St Ansgar Middle SchoolSt Ansgar, IASt Ansgar Comm School DistrictMiddle132A+98
6MOC-Floyd Valley Middle SchoolAlton, IAMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle337A+97.6
7Denver Middle SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictMiddle238A+97.2
8Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant Bluff, IASergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictMiddle400A+96.7
9Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolDelhi, IAMaquoketa Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle145A+96.3
10Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle408A+95.9
11Sheldon Middle SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictMiddle312A+95.4
12Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount Vernon, IAMount Vernon Comm School DistrictMiddle425A+95
13Lansing Middle SchoolLansing, IAEastern Allamakee Comm School DistrictMiddle75A94.6
14Treynor Middle SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictMiddle197A94.1
15Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictMiddle865A93.7
16Albia Middle SchoolAlbia, IAAlbia Comm School DistrictMiddle153A93.3
17Nevada Middle SchoolNevada, IANevada Comm School DistrictMiddle442A92.8
18Nodaway Valley Middle SchoolFontanelle, IANodaway Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle144A92.4
19Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolSully, IALynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictMiddle121A92
20Vinton-Shellsburg Middle SchoolVinton, IAVinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictMiddle331A91.5
21Pella Middle SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School DistrictMiddle375A91.1
22Akron Westfield Middle SchoolAkron, IAAkron Westfield Comm School DistrictMiddle130A90.7
23Harlan Community Middle SchoolHarlan, IAHarlan Comm School DistrictMiddle335A90.2
24DeSoto Intermediate SchoolDeSoto, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictMiddle337A89.8
25Algona Middle SchoolAlgona, IAAlgona Comm School DistrictMiddle419A89.3
26Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle940A88.7
27Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle628A88.7
28Van Meter Middle SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictMiddle252A88
29West Delaware Middle SchoolManchester, IAWest Delaware County Comm School DistrictMiddle378A87.6
30IKM-Manning Middle SchoolManning, IAIKM-Manning Comm School DistrictMiddle297A87
31North Union Middle SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictMiddle110A87
32Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictMiddle331A86.3
33Solon Middle SchoolSolon, IASolon Comm School DistrictMiddle320A85.9
34Decorah Middle SchoolDecorah, IADecorah Community School DistrictMiddle432A85.4
35MFL MarMac Middle SchoolMcgregor, IAMFL MarMac Comm School DistrictMiddle168A85
36Lake Mills Middle SchoolLake Mills, IALake Mills Comm School DistrictMiddle146A-84.6
37DC-G Oak ViewGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictMiddle537A-84.1
38Aplington-Parkersburg Middle SchoolAplington, IAAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictMiddle198A-83.7
39West Hancock Middle SchoolKanawha, IAWest Hancock Comm School DistrictMiddle174A-83.3
40Alburnett Middle SchoolAlburnett, IAAlburnett Comm School DistrictMiddle169A-82.8
41Adair-Casey Jr. High SchoolAdair, IAAdair-Casey Comm School DistrictMiddle100A-82.4
42New Hampton Middle SchoolNew Hampton, IANew Hampton Comm School DistrictMiddle304A-82
43Spencer Middle SchoolSpencer, IASpencer Comm School DistrictMiddle514A-81.5
44Riverbend Middle SchoolIowa Falls, IAIowa Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle257A-81.1
45West Marshall Middle SchoolState Center, IAWest Marshall Comm School DistrictMiddle213A-80.7
46Rock Valley Middle SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle195A-80.2
47West Lyon Junior High SchoolInwood, IAWest Lyon Comm School DistrictMiddle128A-79.6
48Indian Hills Junior High SchoolClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictMiddle661A-79.6
49Montezuma Junior High SchoolMontezuma, IAMontezuma Comm School DistrictMiddle106A-78.9
50Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolCenter Point, IACenter Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictMiddle290A-78.5
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