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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Story County, Iowa

Across Story County, Iowa, 23 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Gilbert Middle School leads the list at 93.4%, against a median of 79.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Story County, Iowa

Top % Proficient

93.4%

Median % Proficient

79.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	9.3%	408	93.4%
2	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	5.7%	509	92.0%
3	Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Elementary	8.1%	356	91.6%
4	Roland-Story Elementary School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Elementary	16.1%	446	88.3%
5	Roland-Story Middle School	Roland, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Middle	20.5%	331	86.1%
6	Central Elementary School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Elementary	40.5%	632	85.8%
7	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	18.0%	317	85.2%
8	Ballard Middle School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Middle	17.7%	418	83.9%
9	Fellows Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	28.8%	489	83.5%
10	Nevada Middle School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Middle	42.1%	442	82.5%
11	Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	Elementary	41.2%	182	80.4%
12	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	High	15.4%	586	79.3%
13	Ballard East Elementary	Cambridge, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Elementary	23.5%	417	76.9%
14	Ames Middle School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Middle	31.2%	1,033	76.6%
15	Meeker Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	42.1%	361	75.9%
16	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	29.9%	1,440	74.2%
17	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	42.6%	216	72.6%
18	Mitchell Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	55.7%	314	72.5%
19	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Maxwell, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	High	35.3%	190	71.8%
20	Edwards Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	44.5%	436	71.5%
21	Sawyer Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	36.1%	371	71.1%
22	Colo-Nesco Elementary School	Zearing, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	Elementary	50.9%	169	70.5%
23	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	36.5%	498	70.1%

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