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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Iowa · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Iowa. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
51Cooper Elementary SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary43.7%23145.4%
52Harrison Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary65.7%27745.5%
53Butler Elementary SchoolFort Dodge, IAFort Dodge Comm School DistrictElementary65.9%32845.9%
54McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary86.9%27546.4%
55West Liberty Elementary SchoolWest Liberty, IAWest Liberty Comm School DistrictElementary55.9%43846.4%
56River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary86.8%49346.6%
57South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary84.8%42246.6%
58Phillips ElementaryDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary79.1%26346.9%
59Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary92.9%60546.9%
60Storm Lake High SchoolStorm Lake, IAStorm Lake Comm School DistrictHigh65.6%85147.1%
61Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary87.7%51947.3%
62North High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictHigh51.9%1,19047.5%
63Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary76.3%27947.5%
64Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictMiddle58.3%41247.5%
65Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary68.0%30647.5%
66Central Middle SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle85.1%46947.5%
67Essex Elementary SchoolEssex, IAEssex Comm School DistrictElementary37.6%10147.5%
68Lincoln Elementary SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictElementary72.0%25747.8%
69Kirkwood Elementary SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School DistrictElementary69.6%27047.8%
70East High SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictHigh70.8%1,01647.9%
71Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary59.0%39347.9%
72Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary80.6%49048.1%
73Jackson Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary56.8%32248.2%
74Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictHigh54.8%1,14648.3%
75Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle67.4%40248.3%
76Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary67.0%28548.5%
77Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary77.7%26548.5%
78Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary79.0%38648.5%
79Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary89.5%44848.5%
80Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School DistrictHigh49.3%1,01648.7%
81Adams Elementary SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictElementary57.2%49848.8%
82Saydel High SchoolDes Moines, IASaydel Comm School DistrictHigh52.8%45848.9%
83Liberty Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary84.8%65949.0%
84Unity Elementary SchoolSioux City, IASioux City Comm School DistrictElementary80.3%48349.3%
85Rogers Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IAMarshalltown Comm School DistrictElementary86.2%25349.4%
86Richard O. Jacobson Elementary SchoolBelmond, IABelmond-Klemme Comm School DistrictElementary57.7%36249.5%
87Wilson Elementary SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictElementary59.7%33549.6%
88George Washington Carver AcademyWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictMiddle90.5%45549.8%
89Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle79.9%55350.0%
90Monroe Elementary SchoolMonroe, IAPCM Comm School DistrictElementary25.3%25750.0%
91Liberty Intermediate SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School DistrictMiddle48.5%63350.2%
92Maquoketa Community High SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School DistrictHigh53.0%47750.5%
93Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary77.9%53851.0%
94Central High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School DistrictHigh49.2%1,28851.1%
95Clarke Community Elementary SchoolOsceola, IAClarke Comm School DistrictElementary60.1%65251.1%
96Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle71.3%64151.3%
97Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School DistrictElementary87.6%42051.3%
98Carter Lake Elementary SchoolCarter Lake, IACouncil Bluffs Comm School DistrictElementary45.5%30151.6%
99Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle79.8%66251.6%
100Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictElementary86.3%31451.8%
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