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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Iowa

Across Iowa, 314 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Gateway High School leads the list at 24.0%, against a median of 73.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

314

Iowa

Best % Proficient

24.0%

Median % Proficient

73.2%

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	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	78.4%	1,952	38.3%
3	West High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	54.4%	1,304	38.6%
4	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	84.0%	1,428	39.1%
5	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	74.9%	2,364	41.1%
6	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	80.0%	898	43.6%
7	Storm Lake High School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	High	65.6%	851	47.1%
8	North High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	51.9%	1,190	47.5%
9	East High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	70.8%	1,016	47.9%
10	Thomas Jefferson High School	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	High	54.8%	1,146	48.3%
11	Burlington Community High School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	High	49.3%	1,016	48.7%
12	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	52.8%	458	48.9%
13	Maquoketa Community High School	Maquoketa, IA	Maquoketa Comm School District	High	53.0%	477	50.5%
14	Central High School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	High	49.2%	1,288	51.1%
15	Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	60.5%	1,501	51.9%
16	Seymour High School	Seymour, IA	Seymour Comm School District	High	57.0%	121	51.9%
17	Abraham Lincoln High School	Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs Comm School District	High	46.1%	1,333	52.6%
18	Washington High School	Washington, IA	Washington Comm School District	High	38.3%	452	53.1%
19	John R Mott Jr/Hi School	Postville, IA	Postville Comm School District	High	78.9%	342	53.2%
20	Eagle Grove High School	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove Comm School District	High	54.4%	329	53.6%
21	Fort Dodge High School	Fort Dodge, IA	Fort Dodge Comm School District	High	48.3%	1,020	54.2%
22	North High School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	High	63.2%	1,529	54.4%
23	Marshalltown High School	Marshalltown, IA	Marshalltown Comm School District	High	72.6%	1,629	54.6%
24	South Tama County High School	Tama, IA	South Tama County	High	55.8%	421	55.3%
25	Clinton High School	Clinton, IA	Clinton Comm School District	High	46.3%	981	55.6%
26	Southwest Valley High school	Corning, IA	Corning Comm School District	High	37.4%	195	56.1%
27	West Liberty High School	West Liberty, IA	West Liberty Comm School District	High	42.8%	397	57.0%
28	Southeast Valley High School	Gowrie, IA	Southeast Valley Community School District	High	47.1%	340	57.3%
29	Evans Junior High School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	High	44.3%	684	57.4%
30	Oelwein High School	Oelwein, IA	Oelwein Comm School District	High	42.5%	334	58.6%
31	Mason City High School	Mason City, IA	Mason City Comm School District	High	41.2%	891	58.6%
32	Ottumwa High School	Ottumwa, IA	Ottumwa Comm School District	High	37.4%	910	58.9%
33	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	55.2%	2,051	59.5%
34	George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	54.7%	1,182	60.2%
35	Charles City High School	Charles City, IA	Charles City Comm School District	High	44.7%	472	60.5%
36	Melcher-Dallas High School	Melcher, IA	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	High	30.5%	151	60.7%
37	Centerville High School	Centerville, IA	Centerville Comm School District	High	51.1%	368	60.8%
38	West High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	59.1%	1,696	60.9%
39	Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School	Manson, IA	Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District	High	30.3%	337	60.9%
40	Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Preston, IA	Easton Valley Comm School District	High	38.9%	198	61.0%
41	City View High	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	50.0%	100	61.2%
42	North Cedar Jr/Sr High School	Clarence, IA	North Cedar Comm School District	High	44.4%	243	61.4%
43	Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School	Winfield, IA	Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District	High	51.0%	198	62.1%
44	Estherville Lincoln Central High School	Estherville, IA	Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District	High	47.1%	359	62.2%
45	Graettinger-Terril High School	Graettinger, IA	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	High	46.1%	128	62.3%
46	Clarke Community High School	Osceola, IA	Clarke Comm School District	High	52.5%	421	62.4%
47	Anamosa High School	Anamosa, IA	Anamosa Comm School District	High	30.7%	381	62.6%
48	Wapello Senior High School	Wapello, IA	Wapello Comm School District	High	39.0%	187	63.0%
49	Central City High School	Central City, IA	Central City Comm School District	High	37.0%	200	63.0%
50	East Buchanan High School	Winthrop, IA	East Buchanan Comm School District	High	39.2%	189	63.2%

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