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The highest-performing public schools in science in Story County, Iowa

20 public schools in Story County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Gilbert Middle School leads the list at 92.9%, against a median of 75.6% 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

Story County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

92.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

75.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Middle	408	92.9%	no change
2	Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	Elementary	356	92.4%	▲ 2
3	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	92.3%	▼ 1
4	Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	Elementary	182	90.9%	▲ 15
5	Fellows Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	489	87.2%	▼ 2
6	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	317	84.5%	no change
7	Ballard Middle School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Middle	418	82.6%	▲ 6
8	Nevada Middle School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	Middle	442	82.6%	▲ 2
9	Roland-Story Middle School	Roland, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	Middle	331	81.0%	▼ 2
10	Meeker Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	361	76.7%	▼ 5
11	Ames Middle School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Middle	1,033	74.4%	no change
12	Sawyer Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	371	73.4%	▼ 3
13	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	1,440	72.9%	▲ 2
14	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	High	586	71.7%	no change
15	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	498	68.4%	▲ 1
16	Mitchell Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	314	68.0%	▼ 8
17	Ballard East Elementary	Cambridge, IA	Ballard Comm School District	Elementary	417	67.6%	▼ 5
18	Edwards Elementary School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	Elementary	436	63.3%	▼ 1
19	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	216	61.2%	▲ 1
20	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Maxwell, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	High	190	60.0%	▼ 2

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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