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The highest-performing public middle schools in math in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 21 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state math standard. North Polk Middle School leads the list at 86.5%, against a median of 70.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Math)

86.5%

Median % Proficient (Math)

70.0%

BEST IN MATH · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Math)	Rank change
1	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	504	86.5%	no change
2	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	865	83.7%	no change
3	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	1,004	82.1%	▲ 1
4	Summit Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	Middle	1,118	81.9%	▲ 1
5	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	661	80.6%	▼ 2
6	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Middle	1,112	79.4%	no change
7	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	398	74.6%	▲ 1
8	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657	74.2%	▲ 3
9	Stilwell Junior High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	645	73.4%	▼ 2
10	Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	445	71.9%	no change
11	Urbandale Middle School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	Middle	892	70.0%	▼ 2
12	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	396	63.3%	no change
13	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670	55.5%	no change
14	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662	51.2%	▲ 1
15	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641	47.9%	▼ 1
16	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553	44.2%	no change
17	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603	42.3%	▲ 2
18	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	511	40.6%	▼ 1
19	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	455	40.2%	▼ 1
20	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688	40.1%	no change
21	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	488	35.0%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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