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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School Albert City · Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District | Elementary | 86.2% | +12.5pp |
| 52 | Southdale Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 86.2% | +12.5pp |
| 53 | Irving Elementary School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Elementary | 86.1% | +12.4pp |
| 54 | Viola Gibson Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 86.0% | +12.3pp |
| 55 | Indian Creek Elementary School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 85.9% | +12.2pp |
| 56 | Edward White Elementary School Eldridge · North Scott Comm School District | Elementary | 85.8% | +12.1pp |
| 57 | Akron Westfield Elementary School Akron · Akron Westfield Comm School District | Elementary | 85.6% | +11.9pp |
| 58 | Clear Creek Elementary School Oxford · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | Elementary | 85.6% | +11.9pp |
| 59 | Westwood Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 85.6% | +11.9pp |
| 60 | Northeast Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +11.8pp |
| 61 | West Hancock Elementary School Britt · West Hancock Comm School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +11.8pp |
| 62 | Collins-Maxwell Elementary School Collins · Collins-Maxwell Comm School District | Elementary | 85.4% | +11.7pp |
| 63 | New Albin Elementary School New Albin · Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | Elementary | 85.4% | +11.7pp |
| 64 | Taft Elementary School Humboldt · Humboldt Comm School District | Elementary | 85.2% | +11.5pp |
| 65 | Alan Shepard Elementary School Long Grove · North Scott Comm School District | Elementary | 84.9% | +11.2pp |
| 66 | Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 84.8% | +11.1pp |
| 67 | Clear Creek Elementary School Clear Lake · Clear Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +11.0pp |
| 68 | Forest City Elementary School Forest City · Forest City Comm School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +11.0pp |
| 69 | Lakeview Elementary Solon · Solon Comm School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +11.0pp |
| 70 | Lone Tree Elementary School Lone Tree · Lone Tree Comm School District | Elementary | 84.7% | +11.0pp |
| 71 | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School Brooklyn · Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +10.9pp |
| 72 | Westwood Elementary School Sloan · Westwood Comm School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +10.9pp |
| 73 | Woodward-Granger Elementary School Granger · Woodward-Granger Comm School District | Elementary | 84.5% | +10.8pp |
| 74 | Delhi Elementary School Delhi · Maquoketa Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +10.7pp |
| 75 | Alta Elementary School Alta · Alta-Aurelia Comm School District | Elementary | 84.3% | +10.6pp |
| 76 | Prairie Ridge Elementary Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | Elementary | 84.3% | +10.6pp |
| 77 | Washington Elementary School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon Comm School District | Elementary | 84.2% | +10.5pp |
| 78 | Solon Intermediate Solon · Solon Comm School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +10.4pp |
| 79 | Spirit Lake Elementary School Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 80 | Waukee Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 81 | Earlham Elementary School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 82 | Valerius Elementary School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 83 | Meadow View Elementary Adel · Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.0pp |
| 84 | Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma · Montezuma Comm School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.0pp |
| 85 | Atkins Elementary School Atkins · Benton Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 86 | CAL Elementary School Latimer · CAL Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 87 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School Radcliffe · Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 88 | Woodland Hills Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 89 | Hudson Elementary School Hudson · Hudson Comm School District | Elementary | 83.5% | +9.8pp |
| 90 | Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 83.4% | +9.7pp |
| 91 | Westfield Elementary School Robins · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 83.4% | +9.7pp |
| 92 | La Porte City Elementary School La Porte City · Union Comm School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.5pp |
| 93 | North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman · North Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.5pp |
| 94 | Big Creek Elementary Polk City · North Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 95 | Stanton Elementary School Stanton · Stanton Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 96 | Turkey Valley Elementary School Jackson Junction · Turkey Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 97 | Northeast Elementary School Goose Lake · Northeast Comm School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 98 | Orchard Hills Elementary Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 99 | Audubon Elementary School Audubon · Audubon Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 100 | Bowman Woods Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
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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.