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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Iowa · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Iowa. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
101	Rockford Junior-Senior High School	Rockford, IA	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District	High	49.1%	173	68.2%
102	Riceville High School	Riceville, IA	Riceville Comm School District	High	39.5%	205	68.3%
103	Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School	Belmond, IA	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	High	51.9%	297	68.4%
104	Atlantic High School	Atlantic, IA	Atlantic Comm School District	High	37.2%	478	68.5%
105	Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School	Colfax, IA	Colfax-Mingo Comm School District	High	33.8%	287	68.5%
106	Knoxville High School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	High	37.8%	508	68.6%
107	Tipton High School	Tipton, IA	Tipton Comm School District	High	27.8%	302	68.7%
108	CAM Jr./Sr. High School	Anita, IA	CAM Comm School District	High	39.4%	188	68.9%
109	Mid-Prairie High School	Wellman, IA	Mid-Prairie Comm School District	High	29.6%	362	68.9%
110	Boone High School	Boone, IA	Boone Comm School District	High	30.7%	704	69.2%
111	John F Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	High	36.0%	1,648	69.3%
112	Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School	Belle Plaine, IA	Belle Plaine Comm School District	High	39.0%	205	69.6%
113	Central Decatur MS/HS High School	Leon, IA	Central Decatur Comm School District	High	60.5%	291	69.6%
114	Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center	Wheatland, IA	Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District	High	28.6%	182	69.7%
115	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School	Mapleton, IA	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	High	37.5%	256	69.9%
116	Monticello High School	Monticello, IA	Monticello Comm School District	High	30.9%	320	70.0%
117	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	36.5%	498	70.1%
118	George-Little Rock Senior High School	George, IA	George-Little Rock Comm School District	High	38.2%	102	70.1%
119	Waukee High School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	High	23.0%	1,375	70.1%
120	Wilton Jr-Sr High School	Wilton, IA	Wilton Comm School District	High	23.9%	447	70.2%
121	South Hardin High School	Eldora, IA	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	High	40.5%	237	70.5%
122	Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School	Pocahontas, IA	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	High	53.7%	367	70.5%
123	Sumner-Fredericksburg High School	Sumner, IA	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	High	29.6%	243	70.6%
124	West Bend-Mallard High School	West Bend, IA	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	High	38.5%	117	70.9%
125	Danville Junior-Senior High School	Danville, IA	Danville Comm School District	High	37.7%	289	70.9%
126	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	20.4%	849	71.0%
127	North Iowa High School	Buffalo Center, IA	North Iowa Comm School District	High	41.1%	124	71.0%
128	Independence Junior Senior High School	Independence, IA	Independence Comm School District	High	29.4%	712	71.1%
129	Fairfield High School	Fairfield, IA	Fairfield Comm School District	High	36.9%	442	71.2%
130	ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School	Elk Horn, IA	Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District	High	39.7%	184	71.4%
131	H-L-V Junior-Senior High School	Victor, IA	H-L-V Comm School District	High	36.1%	133	71.4%
132	Akron Westfield Senior High School	Akron, IA	Akron Westfield Comm School District	High	18.6%	188	71.7%
133	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School	Hartley, IA	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	High	50.2%	203	71.7%
134	East Marshall Senior High School	Le Grand, IA	East Marshall Comm School District	High	33.6%	217	71.8%
135	Sioux Central High School	Sioux Rapids, IA	Sioux Central Comm School District	High	47.5%	255	71.8%
136	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Maxwell, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	High	35.3%	190	71.8%
137	Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School	Packwood, IA	Pekin Comm School District	High	42.2%	258	71.8%
138	Starmont High School	Arlington, IA	Starmont Comm School District	High	49.4%	174	71.8%
139	Benton Community Senior High School	Van Horne, IA	Benton Comm School District	High	20.3%	473	71.9%
140	West Branch High School	West Branch, IA	West Branch Comm School District	High	19.8%	273	72.0%
141	Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School	Jackson Junction, IA	Turkey Valley Comm School District	High	37.8%	185	72.2%
142	Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School	Northwood, IA	Northwood-Kensett Comm School District	High	30.2%	265	72.3%
143	Carroll High School	Carroll, IA	Carroll Comm School District	High	31.7%	483	72.3%
144	Denison High School	Denison, IA	Denison Comm School District	High	64.4%	777	72.3%
145	Missouri Valley High School	Missouri Valley, IA	Missouri Valley Comm School District	High	39.0%	228	72.5%
146	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	42.6%	216	72.6%
147	Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School	Nashua, IA	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	High	29.3%	311	72.7%
148	Tripoli Middle/Sr High School	Tripoli, IA	Tripoli Comm School District	High	34.1%	170	72.7%
149	Baxter High School	Baxter, IA	Baxter Comm School District	High	32.8%	262	72.7%
150	Algona High School	Algona, IA	Algona Comm School District	High	36.2%	458	72.7%

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