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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Black Hawk County, Iowa

Across Black Hawk County, Iowa, 33 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Cunningham School leads the list at 38.1%, against a median of 73.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
33
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Best % Proficient
38.1%
Median % Proficient
73.3%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary91.4%44338.1%
2Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle85.1%46947.5%
3East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh70.8%1,01647.9%
4Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary89.5%44848.5%
5George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle90.5%45549.8%
6Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary77.9%53851.0%
7Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary81.0%46351.8%
8Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary78.0%50153.5%
9Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle74.5%44058.3%
10West High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh59.1%1,69660.9%
11Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary89.2%35361.1%
12Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary71.5%57661.5%
13Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary65.9%46062.3%
14Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary59.9%36264.4%
15Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle56.3%84871.3%
16North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary49.7%29272.9%
17Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary33.7%45173.3%
18Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictHigh32.0%20074.0%
19Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary49.9%33775.3%
20Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary38.6%21575.4%
21Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary49.6%51876.1%
22Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictHigh24.0%27976.8%
23Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary28.6%45877.5%
24Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45.2%41678.9%
25Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictHigh20.7%1,33379.5%
26Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary25.8%56280.9%
27Hudson High SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictHigh23.7%37181.2%
28Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary22.1%53981.4%
29La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary23.8%26083.3%
30Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle20.3%69584.1%
31Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle25.2%62885.3%
32Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary12.7%56987.8%
33Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary10.4%47290.7%
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