Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 553 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 73.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond · Belmond-Klemme Comm School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -22.6pp |
| 502 | Fred Becker Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -22.9pp |
| 503 | River Woods Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -23.2pp |
| 504 | Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -23.3pp |
| 505 | McKinley Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -24.1pp |
| 506 | James Wilson Grimes School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -24.3pp |
| 507 | Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -24.5pp |
| 508 | Adams Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 509 | Cattell Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 510 | Lincoln Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 511 | Longfellow Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -25.2pp |
| 512 | Demoney Elementary Estherville · Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -25.7pp |
| 513 | Highland Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 514 | Kirkwood Elementary School Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 515 | Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 516 | Wright Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -27.1pp |
| 517 | Rue Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -27.8pp |
| 518 | Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 519 | Cleveland Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 520 | Laurens-Marathon Elementary School Laurens · Laurens-Marathon Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 521 | Findley Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -28.2pp |
| 522 | Butler Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -28.3pp |
| 523 | Phillips Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -28.3pp |
| 524 | Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -28.6pp |
| 525 | Stowe Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -28.9pp |
| 526 | Moulton Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -29.2pp |
| 527 | James Elementary School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -29.3pp |
| 528 | Briggs Elementary School Maquoketa · Maquoketa Comm School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -29.5pp |
| 529 | Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -29.9pp |
| 530 | Oak Park Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -29.9pp |
| 531 | Audubon Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -30.2pp |
| 532 | Hayes Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -30.2pp |
| 533 | Hillis Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -30.3pp |
| 534 | Rogers Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -30.5pp |
| 535 | Storm Lake Elementary Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -30.5pp |
| 536 | Horizon Science Academy Des Moines Des Moines · Charter Organization: Concept Schools | Elementary | 41.9% | -31.8pp |
| 537 | Van Buren Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -31.8pp |
| 538 | Howe Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -32.0pp |
| 539 | Cooper Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -32.2pp |
| 540 | Prescott Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -33.1pp |
| 541 | Lovejoy Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 40.4% | -33.3pp |
| 542 | Grant Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 39.9% | -33.8pp |
| 543 | Garton Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 39.6% | -34.1pp |
| 544 | Carver Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -34.5pp |
| 545 | Monroe Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -34.7pp |
| 546 | Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 39.0% | -34.7pp |
| 547 | Cunningham School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 36.5% | -37.2pp |
| 548 | King Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 36.1% | -37.6pp |
| 549 | Johnson STEAM Academy School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 35.9% | -37.8pp |
| 550 | Edmunds Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 34.5% | -39.2pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Iowa, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.