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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Black Hawk County, Iowa

33 public schools in Black Hawk County, 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. Holmes Junior High School leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 74.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
33
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Top % Proficient (Reading)
91.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
74.1%
BEST IN READING · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle62891.0%
2Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47290.5%
3Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56990.4%
4Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle69588.6%
5Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictHigh37187.1%
6Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary53986.2%
7Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictHigh27984.0%
8Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary56283.5%
9La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary26083.2%
10Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45882.0%
11Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary41681.0%
12Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictHigh1,33378.2%
13Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictHigh20078.1%
14Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary21577.3%
15Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33777.1%
16Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary51877.0%
17Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45174.1%
18Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle84873.9%
19North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29273.7%
20Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36269.2%
21Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35368.3%
22West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,69667.4%
23Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary57660.4%
24Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46059.4%
25Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46357.7%
26Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle44057.1%
27East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh1,01656.8%
28George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle45552.7%
29Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary53852.1%
30Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle46951.3%
31Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary50150.8%
32Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44847.0%
33Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44336.5%
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