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

18 public schools in Warren 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. Irving Elementary School leads the list at 86.1%, against a median of 80.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Warren County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

80.5%

BEST IN READING · WARREN COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Irving Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	395	86.1%	▲ 2
2	Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	High	225	85.6%	no change
3	Indianola High School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	High	1,165	85.0%	▲ 8
4	Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School	Liberty Center, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	High	276	84.3%	▲ 1
5	Orchard Hills Elementary	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Elementary	558	83.0%	▲ 8
6	Lakewood Elementary School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Elementary	554	82.5%	▲ 1
7	Indianola Middle School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Middle	818	81.9%	▼ 1
8	Carlisle High School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	High	754	81.4%	▼ 7
9	Hartford Upper Elementary	Hartford, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Elementary	303	80.5%	▲ 3
10	Norwalk Senior High School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	High	1,035	80.5%	▼ 1
11	Carlisle Elementary School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Elementary	715	78.4%	▲ 5
12	Southeast Warren Primary	Milo, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	Elementary	162	78.4%	▼ 4
13	Whittier Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	369	77.6%	▲ 1
14	Martensdale Elementary School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	Elementary	307	77.1%	▼ 10
15	Carlisle Middle School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Middle	518	76.0%	▲ 2
16	Norwalk Middle School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Middle	824	75.2%	▼ 6
17	Emerson Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	396	67.3%	▼ 2
18	Wilder Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	456	65.8%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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