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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Iowa

224 public middle schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Denver Middle School leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 78.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

224

Iowa

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

78.5%

BEST IN READING · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Denver Middle School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	Middle	238	95.8%
2	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	408	95.8%
3	Pleasant Valley Junior High School	LeClaire, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	Middle	940	93.6%
4	Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter, IA	Van Meter Comm School District	Middle	252	93.6%
5	ADM Middle School	Adel, IA	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	Middle	352	93.3%
6	Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis, IA	Mediapolis Comm School District	Middle	222	93.1%
7	Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon, IA	Mount Vernon Comm School District	Middle	425	92.4%
8	Treynor Middle School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	Middle	197	92.3%
9	Solon Middle School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	Middle	320	91.5%
10	Akron Westfield Middle School	Akron, IA	Akron Westfield Comm School District	Middle	130	91.3%
11	Holmes Junior High School	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Middle	628	91.0%
12	Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett, IA	Alburnett Comm School District	Middle	169	90.9%
13	North-Linn Middle School	Troy Mills, IA	North Linn Comm School District	Middle	111	90.7%
14	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	504	90.5%
15	Waukee Middle School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	Middle	867	90.3%
16	MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School	Alton, IA	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District	Middle	337	89.8%
17	Pella Middle School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Middle	375	89.8%
18	DC-G Oak View	Grimes, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Middle	537	89.3%
19	DeSoto Intermediate School	DeSoto, IA	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	Middle	337	89.2%
20	Lake Mills Middle School	Lake Mills, IA	Lake Mills Comm School District	Middle	146	89.1%
21	Oak Ridge Middle School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Middle	534	89.1%
22	Maquoketa Valley Middle School	Delhi, IA	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	Middle	145	88.9%
23	Peet Junior High School	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Middle	695	88.6%
24	West Delaware Middle School	Manchester, IA	West Delaware County Comm School District	Middle	378	88.4%
25	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point, IA	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	Middle	290	88.3%
26	North Scott Junior High School	Eldridge, IA	North Scott Comm School District	Middle	531	88.2%
27	Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Sully, IA	Lynnville-Sully Comm School District	Middle	121	88.1%
28	Parkview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	865	88.0%
29	Decorah Middle School	Decorah, IA	Decorah Community School District	Middle	432	88.0%
30	Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School	Dallas Center, IA	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Middle	586	87.7%
31	North Union Middle School	Swea City, IA	North Kossuth Comm School District	Middle	110	87.6%
32	Glenwood Middle School	Glenwood, IA	Glenwood Comm School District	Middle	453	87.1%
33	Waukon Middle School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	Middle	260	87.0%
34	West Marshall Middle School	State Center, IA	West Marshall Comm School District	Middle	213	86.7%
35	Roland-Story Middle School	Roland, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Middle	331	86.6%
36	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Sergeant Bluff, IA	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	Middle	400	86.6%
37	Grundy Center Middle School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	Middle	219	86.5%
38	Hazel Point Intermediate School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Middle	563	86.5%
39	MFL MarMac Middle School	Mcgregor, IA	MFL MarMac Comm School District	Middle	168	86.5%
40	Ballard Middle School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Middle	418	86.4%
41	Nodaway Valley Middle School	Fontanelle, IA	Nodaway Valley Comm School District	Middle	144	86.4%
42	Sheldon Middle School	Sheldon, IA	Sheldon Comm School District	Middle	312	86.4%
43	Interstate 35 Middle School	Truro, IA	Interstate 35 Comm School District	Middle	228	86.2%
44	Excelsior Middle School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Middle	594	86.0%
45	St Ansgar Middle School	St Ansgar, IA	St Ansgar Comm School District	Middle	132	85.8%
46	Bondurant-Farrar Junior High	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Middle	398	85.7%
47	Hinton Intermediate School	Hinton, IA	Hinton Comm School District	Middle	191	85.5%
48	Trailridge School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	Middle	754	85.3%
49	PCM Middle School	Prairie City, IA	PCM Comm School District	Middle	232	85.0%
50	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Middle	1,004	84.9%

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