The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Linn County, Iowa
Across Linn County, Iowa, 17 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Mount Vernon Middle School leads the list at 91.6%, against a median of 67.9% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Science) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Vernon Middle School | Mount Vernon, IA | 91.6% | no change |
| 2 | Center Point-Urbana Middle School | Center Point, IA | 88.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Alburnett Middle School | Alburnett, IA | 83.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Harding Middle School | Cedar Rapids, IA | 81.5% | ▲ 7 |
| 5 | Hazel Point Intermediate School | Marion, IA | 79.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Oak Ridge Middle School | Marion, IA | 78.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Excelsior Middle School | Marion, IA | 72.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 8 | Vernon Middle School | Marion, IA | 68.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | North-Linn Middle School | Troy Mills, IA | 67.9% | ▼ 7 |
| 10 | Taft Middle School | Cedar Rapids, IA | 66.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 11 | Prairie Creek | Cedar Rapids, IA | 63.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Boulder Peak Intermediate School | Marion, IA | 61.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 13 | Prairie Point | Cedar Rapids, IA | 58.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | McKinley STEAM Academy | Cedar Rapids, IA | 52.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Franklin Middle School | Cedar Rapids, IA | 50.6% | ▼ 5 |
| 16 | Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy | Cedar Rapids, IA | 45.0% | no change |
| 17 | Wilson Middle School | Cedar Rapids, IA | 36.0% | 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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