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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Iowa, drawn from 314 qualifying public high schools. Treynor High School leads the list at 96.9%, against a median of 77.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
314
Iowa
Top % Proficient (Reading)
96.9%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
77.8%
BEST IN READING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Treynor High SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictHigh25496.9%
2Denver Senior High SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictHigh27895.1%
3ADM Senior High SchoolAdel, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictHigh66695.0%
4Van Meter High SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictHigh31694.8%
5Gilbert High SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictHigh50994.0%
6Bedford High SchoolBedford, IABedford Comm School DistrictHigh24593.2%
7Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh1,02192.9%
8Underwood High SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School DistrictHigh24792.8%
9Grundy Center High SchoolGrundy Center, IAGrundy Center Comm School DistrictHigh24192.7%
10Osage High SchoolOsage, IAOsage Comm School DistrictHigh29492.6%
11Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High SchoolLawton, IALawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictHigh33992.5%
12Westside Junior-Senior High SchoolWestside, IAAr-We-Va Comm School DistrictHigh10892.4%
13North Union High SchoolArmstrong, IANorth Union Comm School DistrictHigh17092.4%
14Aplington-Parkersburg High SchoolParkersburg, IAAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictHigh24790.3%
15Pella High SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School DistrictHigh80190.3%
16Central Lyon Secondary SchoolRock Rapids, IACentral Lyon Comm School DistrictHigh35890.1%
17Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolWilliamsburg, IAWilliamsburg Comm School DistrictHigh60490.0%
18Rock Valley High SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School DistrictHigh24289.6%
19Decorah High SchoolDecorah, IADecorah Community School DistrictHigh55589.5%
20Center Point-Urbana High SchoolCenter Point, IACenter Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictHigh44089.4%
21Hinton High SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School DistrictHigh37089.0%
22North-Linn Senior High SchoolTroy Mills, IANorth Linn Comm School DistrictHigh15888.6%
23Clayton Ridge High SchoolGuttenberg, IAClayton Ridge Comm School DistrictHigh17688.5%
24Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictHigh1,73188.2%
25Solon High SchoolSolon, IASolon Comm School DistrictHigh47188.2%
26Interstate 35 High SchoolTruro, IAInterstate 35 Comm School DistrictHigh38587.8%
27Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston, IAJohnston Comm School DistrictHigh1,16187.8%
28Roland-Story High SchoolStory City, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictHigh31787.8%
29West Marshall High SchoolState Center, IAWest Marshall Comm School DistrictHigh29287.8%
30Audubon Middle-High SchoolAudubon, IAAudubon Comm School DistrictHigh29187.7%
31Clarksville High SchoolClarksville, IAClarksville Comm School DistrictHigh12587.6%
32South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewell, IASouth Hamilton Comm School DistrictHigh30087.6%
33Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictHigh91387.3%
34Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High SchoolBrooklyn, IABrooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School DistrictHigh26887.3%
35Lynnville-Sully High SchoolSully, IALynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictHigh16087.3%
36Springville Secondary SchoolSpringville, IASpringville Comm School DistrictHigh18487.3%
37Lisbon Secondary SchoolLisbon, IALisbon Comm School DistrictHigh30187.2%
38Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictHigh37187.1%
39West Delaware High SchoolManchester, IAWest Delaware County Comm School DistrictHigh43687.1%
40South O'Brien Secondary SchoolPaullina, IASouth O'Brien Comm School DistrictHigh24186.9%
41Waukon High SchoolWaukon, IAAllamakee Comm School DistrictHigh39286.9%
42Kingsley-Pierson High SchoolKingsley, IAKingsley-Pierson Comm School DistrictHigh14186.7%
43Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High SchoolGarner, IAGarner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School DistrictHigh29586.5%
44West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolWest Burlington, IAWest Burlington Ind School DistrictHigh39686.5%
45Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolGrinnell, IAGrinnell-Newburg Comm School DistrictHigh51286.3%
46Madrid High SchoolMadrid, IAMadrid Comm School DistrictHigh19586.3%
47North Polk High SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School DistrictHigh64486.3%
48Western Dubuque High SchoolEpworth, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictHigh92786.3%
49BCLUW High SchoolConrad, IABCLUW Comm School DistrictHigh17286.1%
50Central Lee High SchoolDonnellson, IACentral Lee Comm School DistrictHigh35386.1%
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