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Palo Alto County schools ranked by test score

Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 8 schools in Palo Alto County, Iowa with reported English Language Arts scores. Iowa state average: 73.7%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Emmetsburg High School
Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg Comm School District
High85.5%+11.8pp
2West Elementary School
Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg Comm School District
Elementary80.8%+7.1pp
3Emmetsburg Middle School
Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg Comm School District
Middle79.1%+5.4pp
4West Bend-Mallard Middle School
West Bend · West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
Middle75.6%+1.9pp
5West Bend-Mallard High School
West Bend · West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
High75.3%+1.6pp
6West Bend-Mallard Elementary School
West Bend · West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
Elementary73.6%-0.1pp
7Graettinger-Terril High School
Graettinger · Graettinger-Terril Comm School District
High66.3%-7.4pp
8Graettinger-Terril Middle School
Graettinger · Graettinger-Terril Comm School District
Middle58.7%-15.0pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ISASP % Proficient threshold on the latest available ISASP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Palo Alto County, Iowa with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Iowa statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Iowa ranking.