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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Iowa

1,102 public schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Virgil Grissom Elementary School leads the list at 97.5%, against a median of 76.0% 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
1,102
Iowa
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
76.0%
BEST IN READING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolPrinceton, IANorth Scott Comm School DistrictElementary15297.5%
2Treynor High SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictHigh25496.9%
3Hopewell ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary65895.9%
4Denver Middle SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictMiddle23895.8%
5Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle40895.8%
6East Elementary SchoolSheldon, IASheldon Comm School DistrictElementary46895.6%
7Denver Senior High SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictHigh27895.1%
8ADM Senior High SchoolAdel, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictHigh66695.0%
9Van Meter High SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictHigh31694.8%
10Wickham ElementaryCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary31594.2%
11Gilbert High SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictHigh50994.0%
12Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle94093.6%
13Van Meter Middle SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictMiddle25293.6%
14ADM Middle SchoolAdel, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictMiddle35293.3%
15Bedford High SchoolBedford, IABedford Comm School DistrictHigh24593.2%
16Mediapolis Middle SchoolMediapolis, IAMediapolis Comm School DistrictMiddle22293.1%
17Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh1,02192.9%
18Underwood High SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School DistrictHigh24792.8%
19Grundy Center High SchoolGrundy Center, IAGrundy Center Comm School DistrictHigh24192.7%
20Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictElementary43192.6%
21Osage High SchoolOsage, IAOsage Comm School DistrictHigh29492.6%
22Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High SchoolLawton, IALawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictHigh33992.5%
23Westside Junior-Senior High SchoolWestside, IAAr-We-Va Comm School DistrictHigh10892.4%
24North Union High SchoolArmstrong, IANorth Union Comm School DistrictHigh17092.4%
25Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount Vernon, IAMount Vernon Comm School DistrictMiddle42592.4%
26Van Meter Elementary SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictElementary57892.4%
27Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolUrbandale, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictElementary70892.4%
28Echo Hill ElementaryMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictElementary53692.3%
29North Kossuth Elementary SchoolSwea City, IANorth Kossuth Comm School DistrictElementary13192.3%
30Treynor Middle SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictMiddle19792.3%
31Bridgeview Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary34392.1%
32Prairie View Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACollege Comm School DistrictElementary43091.9%
33Cody Elementary SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary44391.8%
34Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbine, IAWoodbine Comm School DistrictElementary26191.7%
35Solon Middle SchoolSolon, IASolon Comm School DistrictMiddle32091.5%
36Treynor Elementary SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictElementary36691.5%
37Akron Westfield Middle SchoolAkron, IAAkron Westfield Comm School DistrictMiddle13091.3%
38Remsen-Union Elementary SchoolRemsen, IARemsen-Union Comm School DistrictElementary12391.2%
39Runnells ElementaryRunnells, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary26091.2%
40Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle62891.0%
41Alburnett Middle SchoolAlburnett, IAAlburnett Comm School DistrictMiddle16990.9%
42Mitchellville ElementaryMitchellville, IASoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictElementary25590.8%
43North-Linn Middle SchoolTroy Mills, IANorth Linn Comm School DistrictMiddle11190.7%
44Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47290.5%
45North Polk Middle SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School DistrictMiddle50490.5%
46Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56990.4%
47Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictElementary35690.4%
48Aplington-Parkersburg High SchoolParkersburg, IAAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictHigh24790.3%
49Pella High SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School DistrictHigh80190.3%
50Forest Grove ElementaryBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictElementary33290.3%
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