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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Iowa

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Iowa, drawn from 1,101 qualifying public schools. Gateway High School leads the list at 24.0%, against a median of 73.7% 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

1,101

Iowa

Best % Proficient

24.0%

Median % Proficient

73.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Gateway High School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	High	62.0%	213	24.0%
2	Jefferson Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Elementary	71.1%	384	24.2%
3	Madison Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Elementary	80.5%	318	27.8%
4	King Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	96.2%	315	29.9%
5	Frank L Smart Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Middle	68.8%	430	30.9%
6	Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	Elementary	81.5%	352	31.8%
7	Edmunds Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	93.8%	259	33.0%
8	Stowe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	84.2%	297	33.8%
9	Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	Elementary	79.4%	247	35.1%
10	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	93.4%	488	36.2%
11	Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	76.1%	355	37.0%
12	Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	76.4%	254	37.5%
13	Monroe Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	90.3%	341	37.5%
14	Cunningham School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	Elementary	91.4%	443	38.1%
15	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	78.4%	1,952	38.3%
16	West High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	54.4%	1,304	38.6%
17	Oak Park	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	78.5%	288	38.9%
18	Brubaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	83.3%	622	38.9%
19	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	84.0%	1,428	39.1%
20	Lovejoy Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	89.3%	394	39.3%
21	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	88.6%	603	39.9%
22	Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	70.4%	324	40.0%
23	Carver Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	92.4%	436	40.2%
24	Park Ave Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	82.6%	380	40.9%
25	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	74.9%	2,364	41.1%
26	James Elementary School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	Elementary	68.3%	249	41.5%
27	Storm Lake Elementary	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	Elementary	75.4%	822	41.5%
28	Capitol View Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	92.3%	533	41.6%
29	Hills Elementary School	Hills, IA	Iowa City Comm School District	Elementary	78.8%	151	41.8%
30	Hayes Elementary School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Elementary	63.9%	377	42.0%
31	Moulton Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	94.2%	465	42.2%
32	Studebaker Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	86.3%	561	42.2%
33	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	84.7%	511	42.4%
34	Laurens-Marathon Elementary School	Laurens, IA	Laurens-Marathon Comm School District	Elementary	40.8%	147	42.5%
35	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	82.6%	455	42.8%
36	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	87.4%	688	42.8%
37	Howe Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	90.9%	297	42.9%
38	Briggs Elementary School	Maquoketa, IA	Maquoketa Comm School District	Elementary	69.6%	207	43.2%
39	Garton Elementary	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	89.3%	535	43.5%
40	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	80.0%	898	43.6%
41	Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	83.7%	429	43.7%
42	Duncombe Elementary School	Fort Dodge, IA	Fort Dodge Comm School District	Elementary	70.1%	438	43.8%
43	Findley Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	85.2%	324	43.9%
44	Williams Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Middle	56.8%	577	44.0%
45	Madison Elementary School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Elementary	88.8%	285	44.1%
46	Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Middle	78.0%	422	44.2%
47	James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	Elementary	60.4%	212	44.5%
48	Storm Lake Middle School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	Middle	72.8%	651	44.6%
49	Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	68.3%	312	44.7%
50	Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Elementary	85.6%	202	45.2%

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