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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Story County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Story County, Iowa, drawn from 23 qualifying public schools. Gilbert Middle School leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 81.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Story County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

81.9%

BEST IN READING · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	408	95.8%
2	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	94.0%
3	Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Elementary	356	90.4%
4	Central Elementary School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Elementary	632	88.1%
5	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	317	87.8%
6	Roland-Story Elementary School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Elementary	446	86.8%
7	Roland-Story Middle School	Roland, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Middle	331	86.6%
8	Ballard Middle School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Middle	418	86.4%
9	Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	Elementary	182	85.4%
10	Nevada Middle School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Middle	442	83.9%
11	Fellows Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	489	81.9%
12	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	High	586	81.9%
13	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Maxwell, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	High	190	81.6%
14	Ames Middle School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Middle	1,033	80.0%
15	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	498	77.0%
16	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	1,440	76.7%
17	Meeker Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	361	75.8%
18	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	216	75.6%
19	Ballard East Elementary	Cambridge, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Elementary	417	73.4%
20	Sawyer Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	371	72.5%
21	Edwards Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	436	72.1%
22	Mitchell Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	314	71.8%
23	Colo-Nesco Elementary School	Zearing, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	Elementary	169	61.2%

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