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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)
1	Irving Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	395	86.1%
2	Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	High	225	85.6%
3	Indianola High School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	High	1,165	85.0%
4	Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School	Liberty Center, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	High	276	84.3%
5	Orchard Hills Elementary	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Elementary	558	83.0%
6	Lakewood Elementary School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Elementary	554	82.5%
7	Indianola Middle School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Middle	818	81.9%
8	Carlisle High School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	High	754	81.4%
9	Hartford Upper Elementary	Hartford, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Elementary	303	80.5%
10	Norwalk Senior High School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	High	1,035	80.5%
11	Carlisle Elementary School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Elementary	715	78.4%
12	Southeast Warren Primary	Milo, IA	Southeast Warren Comm School District	Elementary	162	78.4%
13	Whittier Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	369	77.6%
14	Martensdale Elementary School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	Elementary	307	77.1%
15	Carlisle Middle School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Middle	518	76.0%
16	Norwalk Middle School	Norwalk, IA	Norwalk Comm School District	Middle	824	75.2%
17	Emerson Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	396	67.3%
18	Wilder Elementary School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	Elementary	456	65.8%

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