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The highest-performing public schools in science in Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Iowa, drawn from 970 qualifying public schools. Westside Junior-Senior High School leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 69.3% 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

970

Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

96.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

69.3%

BEST IN SCIENCE · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Westside Junior-Senior High School	Westside, IA	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	High	108	96.0%
2	Denver Middle School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	Middle	238	95.8%
3	Nodaway Valley Middle School	Fontanelle, IA	Nodaway Valley Comm School District	Middle	144	95.7%
4	North Kossuth Elementary School	Swea City, IA	North Kossuth Comm School District	Elementary	131	94.7%
5	Hopewell Elementary	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	Elementary	658	94.5%
6	Denver Senior High School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	High	278	94.2%
7	Solon Middle School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	Middle	320	94.2%
8	Treynor Middle School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	Middle	197	93.5%
9	North Union High School	Armstrong, IA	North Union Comm School District	High	170	93.2%
10	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Sergeant Bluff, IA	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	Middle	400	93.0%
11	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	408	92.9%
12	Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	Elementary	431	92.6%
13	Waukon Middle School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	Middle	260	92.5%
14	Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Elementary	356	92.4%
15	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	92.3%
16	Madrid High School	Madrid, IA	Madrid Comm School District	High	195	92.2%
17	West Marshall Middle School	State Center, IA	West Marshall Comm School District	Middle	213	92.1%
18	Virgil Grissom Elementary School	Princeton, IA	North Scott Comm School District	Elementary	152	92.0%
19	Mitchellville Elementary	Mitchellville, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Elementary	255	91.9%
20	Bedford Elementary School	Bedford, IA	Bedford Comm School District	Elementary	269	91.7%
21	Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon, IA	Mount Vernon Comm School District	Middle	425	91.6%
22	North Polk Middle School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	Middle	504	91.4%
23	Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	High	241	91.1%
24	Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	Elementary	182	90.9%
25	Clayton Ridge High School	Guttenberg, IA	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	High	176	90.6%
26	Treynor High School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	High	254	90.6%
27	Turkey Valley Elementary School	Jackson Junction, IA	Turkey Valley Comm School District	Elementary	198	90.5%
28	Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	High	225	90.3%
29	Cowles Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	392	90.2%
30	Schaller-Crestland Elementary	Schaller, IA	Schaller-Crestland Comm School District	Elementary	159	90.0%
31	Bedford High School	Bedford, IA	Bedford Comm School District	High	245	89.8%
32	Helen A Hansen Elementary School	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Elementary	569	89.7%
33	Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Elementary	472	89.7%
34	South Hamilton Elem	Jewell, IA	South Hamilton Comm School District	Elementary	370	89.6%
35	Prairie Trail Elementary	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	Elementary	526	89.5%
36	Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School	Radcliffe, IA	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District	Elementary	181	89.5%
37	North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center	Mechanicsville, IA	North Cedar Comm School District	Elementary	139	89.5%
38	Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter, IA	Van Meter Comm School District	Middle	252	89.5%
39	Central Lee High School	Donnellson, IA	Central Lee Comm School District	High	353	89.4%
40	Akron Westfield Elementary School	Akron, IA	Akron Westfield Comm School District	Elementary	258	89.3%
41	Pella Middle School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	Middle	375	89.2%
42	Grundy Center Middle School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	Middle	219	89.0%
43	Albia Middle School	Albia, IA	Albia Comm School District	Middle	153	88.9%
44	Waukon High School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	High	392	88.8%
45	Solon High School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	High	471	88.7%
46	Lake Mills Elementary School	Lake Mills, IA	Lake Mills Comm School District	Elementary	303	88.6%
47	Madrid Junior High School	Madrid, IA	Madrid Comm School District	Middle	151	88.6%
48	Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis, IA	Mediapolis Comm School District	Middle	222	88.4%
49	Central Lyon Secondary School	Rock Rapids, IA	Central Lyon Comm School District	High	358	88.2%
50	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point, IA	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	Middle	290	88.1%

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