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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Iowa, drawn from 314 qualifying public high schools. Treynor High School leads the list at 93.9%, against a median of 73.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

314

Iowa

Top % Proficient

93.9%

Median % Proficient

73.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Treynor High School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	High	14.2%	254	93.9%
2	Denver Senior High School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	High	13.3%	278	93.7%
3	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	5.7%	509	92.0%
4	Van Meter High School	Van Meter, IA	Van Meter Comm School District	High	9.2%	316	90.4%
5	ADM Senior High School	Adel, IA	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	High	19.2%	666	90.1%
6	Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	High	32.4%	241	88.6%
7	Bedford High School	Bedford, IA	Bedford Comm School District	High	44.5%	245	88.6%
8	Pella High School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	High	14.6%	801	88.5%
9	Solon High School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	High	7.2%	471	87.5%
10	Decorah High School	Decorah, IA	Decorah Community School District	High	20.9%	555	87.3%
11	Westside Junior-Senior High School	Westside, IA	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	High	50.9%	108	86.8%
12	Pleasant Valley High School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	High	11.1%	1,731	86.2%
13	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton, IA	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	High	23.9%	339	86.1%
14	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	17.1%	1,021	85.7%
15	Central Lyon Secondary School	Rock Rapids, IA	Central Lyon Comm School District	High	24.0%	358	85.4%
16	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	18.0%	317	85.2%
17	Aplington-Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, IA	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District	High	20.2%	247	85.1%
18	Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School	Williamsburg, IA	Williamsburg Comm School District	High	21.5%	604	85.0%
19	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	10.2%	644	84.6%
20	St Ansgar High School	St Ansgar, IA	St Ansgar Comm School District	High	23.5%	166	84.6%
21	Hinton High School	Hinton, IA	Hinton Comm School District	High	10.5%	370	84.4%
22	Osage High School	Osage, IA	Osage Comm School District	High	28.2%	294	84.3%
23	Cascade Junior-Senior High School	Cascade, IA	Western Dubuque Comm School District	High	23.2%	392	84.2%
24	Underwood High School	Underwood, IA	Underwood Comm School District	High	21.5%	247	84.2%
25	Western Dubuque High School	Epworth, IA	Western Dubuque Comm School District	High	19.0%	927	84.0%
26	Lynnville-Sully High School	Sully, IA	Lynnville-Sully Comm School District	High	22.5%	160	84.0%
27	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	27.5%	913	83.7%
28	Clayton Ridge High School	Guttenberg, IA	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	High	32.4%	176	83.3%
29	Kingsley-Pierson High School	Kingsley, IA	Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District	High	29.8%	141	83.3%
30	North Union High School	Armstrong, IA	North Union Comm School District	High	45.9%	170	83.2%
31	South O'Brien Secondary School	Paullina, IA	South O'Brien Comm School District	High	29.0%	241	82.9%
32	Audubon Middle-High School	Audubon, IA	Audubon Comm School District	High	28.2%	291	82.9%
33	Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School	Waverly, IA	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	High	17.5%	737	82.9%
34	Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point, IA	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	High	14.5%	440	82.9%
35	Dike-New Hartford High School	Dike, IA	Dike-New Hartford Comm School District	High	26.2%	294	82.8%
36	Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Delhi, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	High	32.0%	206	82.7%
37	South Hamilton Middle And High School	Jewell, IA	South Hamilton Comm School District	High	27.3%	300	82.5%
38	Rock Valley High School	Rock Valley, IA	Rock Valley Comm School District	High	63.2%	242	82.2%
39	Waukon High School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	High	35.2%	392	82.1%
40	Janesville Junior-Senior High School	Janesville, IA	Janesville Consolidated School District	High	11.9%	243	81.8%
41	MOC-Floyd Valley High School	Orange City, IA	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District	High	21.0%	486	81.7%
42	West Lyon High School	Inwood, IA	West Lyon Comm School District	High	24.6%	284	81.6%
43	Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School	Logan, IA	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	High	26.5%	294	81.4%
44	Grinnell Community Senior High School	Grinnell, IA	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	High	31.6%	512	81.4%
45	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	16.5%	1,470	81.3%
46	Hudson High School	Hudson, IA	Hudson Comm School District	High	23.7%	371	81.2%
47	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	27.0%	1,161	81.0%
48	Central Lee High School	Donnellson, IA	Central Lee Comm School District	High	33.7%	353	81.0%
49	Jesup High School	Jesup, IA	Jesup Comm School District	High	17.8%	269	80.8%
50	West Delaware High School	Manchester, IA	West Delaware County Comm School District	High	25.0%	436	80.8%

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