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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Des Moines, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Des Moines, Iowa, drawn from 59 qualifying public schools. Cowles Elementary School leads the list at 87.9%, against a median of 50.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.5%

BEST IN READING · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	87.9%
2	Delaware Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	440	80.9%
3	Downtown School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	197	77.9%
4	Cornell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Elementary	555	76.5%
5	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657	75.8%
6	Jefferson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	74.8%
7	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	396	72.7%
8	Clive Learning Academy	Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Elementary	551	72.6%
9	Hubbell Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	362	70.4%
10	Greenwood Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	293	67.8%
11	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051	66.8%
12	Windsor Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	254	63.3%
13	Walnut Street School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	257	62.1%
14	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	241	61.9%
15	Perkins Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	438	60.0%
16	Hanawalt Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	312	59.9%
17	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662	59.3%
18	Moore Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	57.7%
19	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670	55.5%
20	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458	55.3%
21	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641	54.9%
22	Willard Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	247	54.7%
23	Jackson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	490	54.6%
24	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	285	53.1%
25	South Union Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	422	52.9%
26	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553	51.3%
27	Morris Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	519	51.2%
28	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898	50.8%
29	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688	50.7%
30	River Woods Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	493	50.5%
31	McKinley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	275	49.6%
32	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	561	49.2%
33	Cattell Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	314	49.0%
34	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364	48.5%
35	Samuelson Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	386	47.0%
36	Wright Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	265	46.6%
37	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	622	45.8%
38	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	324	45.5%
39	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952	45.4%
40	Phillips Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	263	45.4%
41	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428	45.3%
42	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	488	45.2%
43	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	297	44.8%
44	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	465	44.5%
45	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	511	44.3%
46	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	455	43.9%
47	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	533	43.8%
48	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	288	43.8%
49	Hillis Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	279	43.4%
50	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603	42.1%

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