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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
1Hopewell ElementaryBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary4.0%65896.2%
2Treynor High SchoolTreynorTreynor Comm School DistrictHigh14.2%25493.9%
3Denver Senior High SchoolDenverDenver Comm School DistrictHigh13.3%27893.7%
4East Elementary SchoolSheldonSheldon Comm School DistrictElementary42.3%46893.7%
5Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbertGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle9.3%40893.4%
6Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenverDenver Comm School DistrictElementary12.1%43193.1%
7Denver Middle SchoolDenverDenver Comm School DistrictMiddle13.0%23892.7%
8Wickham ElementaryCoralvilleIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary19.7%31592.1%
9Gilbert High SchoolGilbertGilbert Comm School DistrictHigh5.7%50992.0%
10Van Meter Middle SchoolVan MeterVan Meter Comm School DistrictMiddle6.7%25291.8%
11Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbertGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary8.1%35691.6%
12Echo Hill ElementaryMarionLinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary7.3%53691.5%
13Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandaleWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary7.1%70891.1%
14Treynor Middle SchoolTreynorTreynor Comm School DistrictMiddle14.2%19790.8%
15Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary10.4%47290.7%
16Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClairePleasant Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle9.6%94090.5%
17Van Meter High SchoolVan MeterVan Meter Comm School DistrictHigh9.2%31690.4%
18North Kossuth Elementary SchoolSwea CityNorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictElementary54.2%13190.2%
19Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkenyAnkeny Comm School DistrictElementary5.9%52690.2%
20ADM Senior High SchoolAdelAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictHigh19.2%66690.1%
21Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount VernonMount Vernon Comm School DistrictMiddle15.8%42590.1%
22Pleasant View Elementary SchoolBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary8.5%62189.8%
23Runnells ElementaryRunnellsSoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary26.9%26089.8%
24Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrincetonNorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary23.7%15289.7%
25Ogden Elementary SchoolOgdenOgden Comm School DistrictElementary25.5%32189.2%
26Solon Middle SchoolSolonSolon Comm School DistrictMiddle11.3%32089.2%
27St Ansgar Middle SchoolSt AnsgarSt Ansgar Comm School DistrictMiddle27.3%13289.2%
28Mediapolis Middle SchoolMediapolisMediapolis Comm School DistrictMiddle29.7%22289.1%
29Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellvilleSoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary31.0%25589.0%
30Treynor Elementary SchoolTreynorTreynor Comm School DistrictElementary15.0%36688.9%
31Cody Elementary SchoolLeClairePleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary13.8%44388.8%
32Pella Middle SchoolPellaPella Comm School DistrictMiddle15.7%37588.8%
33St Ansgar Elementary SchoolSt AnsgarSt Ansgar Comm School DistrictElementary24.3%34588.7%
34Grundy Center High SchoolGrundy CenterGrundy Center Comm School DistrictHigh32.4%24188.6%
35Bedford High SchoolBedfordBedford Comm School DistrictHigh44.5%24588.6%
36Alburnett Middle SchoolAlburnettAlburnett Comm School DistrictMiddle12.4%16988.5%
37Pella High SchoolPellaPella Comm School DistrictHigh14.6%80188.5%
38Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan MeterVan Meter Comm School DistrictElementary8.1%57888.5%
39Dike Elementary SchoolDikeDike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictElementary19.9%30688.4%
40Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolSullyLynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictMiddle22.3%12188.3%
41Roland-Story Elementary SchoolStory CityRoland-Story Comm School DistrictElementary16.1%44688.3%
42MOC-Floyd Valley Middle SchoolAltonMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle26.4%33788.3%
43Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClairePleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary17.8%34388.3%
44MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolOrange CityMOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictElementary30.5%67288.2%
45Grundy Center Middle SchoolGrundy CenterGrundy Center Comm School DistrictMiddle31.5%21988.0%
46Maquoketa Valley Middle SchoolDelhiMaquoketa Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle27.6%14587.8%
47Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar FallsCedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary12.7%56987.8%
48Riverdale Heights Elem SchoolBettendorfPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary19.9%62887.7%
49Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary SchoolGarnerGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School DistrictElementary32.3%38187.6%
50Shuler Elementary SchoolCliveWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary6.6%59287.6%
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