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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Iowa

Across Iowa, 313 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Westside Junior-Senior High School leads the list at 96.0%, against a median of 72.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

313

Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

96.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

72.1%

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 Senior High School	Denver, IA	Denver Comm School District	High	278	94.2%
3	North Union High School	Armstrong, IA	North Union Comm School District	High	170	93.2%
4	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	92.3%
5	Madrid High School	Madrid, IA	Madrid Comm School District	High	195	92.2%
6	Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	High	241	91.1%
7	Clayton Ridge High School	Guttenberg, IA	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	High	176	90.6%
8	Treynor High School	Treynor, IA	Treynor Comm School District	High	254	90.6%
9	Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School	Martensdale, IA	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	High	225	90.3%
10	Bedford High School	Bedford, IA	Bedford Comm School District	High	245	89.8%
11	Central Lee High School	Donnellson, IA	Central Lee Comm School District	High	353	89.4%
12	Waukon High School	Waukon, IA	Allamakee Comm School District	High	392	88.8%
13	Solon High School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	High	471	88.7%
14	Central Lyon Secondary School	Rock Rapids, IA	Central Lyon Comm School District	High	358	88.2%
15	Van Meter High School	Van Meter, IA	Van Meter Comm School District	High	316	87.7%
16	Humboldt High School	Humboldt, IA	Humboldt Comm School District	High	464	87.6%
17	Pella High School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	High	801	87.3%
18	Earlham Senior High School	Earlham, IA	Earlham Comm School District	High	189	87.0%
19	South Hamilton Middle And High School	Jewell, IA	South Hamilton Comm School District	High	300	87.0%
20	Osage High School	Osage, IA	Osage Comm School District	High	294	86.9%
21	MMCRU High School	Marcus, IA	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District	High	213	86.5%
22	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton, IA	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	High	339	85.9%
23	Monticello High School	Monticello, IA	Monticello Comm School District	High	320	85.7%
24	Winterset Senior High School	Winterset, IA	Winterset Comm School District	High	530	85.5%
25	West Bend-Mallard High School	West Bend, IA	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	High	117	85.3%
26	Western Dubuque High School	Epworth, IA	Western Dubuque Comm School District	High	927	85.3%
27	East Union Middle-High School	Afton, IA	East Union Comm School District	High	242	84.9%
28	Janesville Junior-Senior High School	Janesville, IA	Janesville Consolidated School District	High	243	84.8%
29	Vinton-Shellsburg High School	Vinton, IA	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District	High	414	84.8%
30	Forest City High School	Forest City, IA	Forest City Comm School District	High	304	84.7%
31	Aplington-Parkersburg High School	Parkersburg, IA	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District	High	247	84.6%
32	Rock Valley High School	Rock Valley, IA	Rock Valley Comm School District	High	242	84.6%
33	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	317	84.5%
34	ADM Senior High School	Adel, IA	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	High	666	84.4%
35	Indianola High School	Indianola, IA	Indianola Comm School District	High	1,165	84.1%
36	Spirit Lake High School	Spirit Lake, IA	Spirit Lake Comm School District	High	393	84.1%
37	Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis, IA	Mediapolis Comm School District	High	312	83.5%
38	Hinton High School	Hinton, IA	Hinton Comm School District	High	370	83.4%
39	North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School	New Sharon, IA	North Mahaska Comm School District	High	275	83.2%
40	Interstate 35 High School	Truro, IA	Interstate 35 Comm School District	High	385	82.8%
41	Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon, IA	Lisbon Comm School District	High	301	82.8%
42	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470	82.7%
43	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	High	1,333	82.5%
44	Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School	Williamsburg, IA	Williamsburg Comm School District	High	604	82.2%
45	Okoboji High School	Milford, IA	Okoboji Comm School District	High	366	82.0%
46	Pleasant Valley High School	Bettendorf, IA	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	High	1,731	82.0%
47	Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point, IA	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	High	440	81.8%
48	Clear Lake High School	Clear Lake, IA	Clear Lake Comm School District	High	461	81.7%
49	West Delaware High School	Manchester, IA	West Delaware County Comm School District	High	436	81.5%
50	Audubon Middle-High School	Audubon, IA	Audubon Comm School District	High	291	81.3%

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