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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kingsley Elementary School Kingsley · Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 102 | MMCRU Marcus Elementary Marcus · Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 103 | Peosta Elementary School Peosta · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 104 | Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School Garner · Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 105 | Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully · Lynnville-Sully Comm School District | Elementary | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 106 | Valley Elementary School Elgin · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 107 | Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +8.8pp |
| 108 | Madrid Elementary School Madrid · Madrid Comm School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +8.7pp |
| 109 | East Campus Elementary School Waukon · Allamakee Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 110 | Interstate 35 Elementary School Truro · Interstate 35 Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 111 | Novak Elementary School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 112 | Prairie Hill Elementary School Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 113 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School Sergeant Bluff · Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 114 | Carver Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 115 | Rock Valley Elementary School Rock Valley · Rock Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 116 | Rock Run Elementary Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 82.1% | +8.4pp |
| 117 | Franklin Elementary School Le Mars · Le Mars Comm School District | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 118 | Orchard Hill Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 119 | Fellows Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 120 | Okoboji Elementary School Milford · Okoboji Comm School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 121 | Bryant Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.0pp |
| 122 | Moville Elementary School Moville · Woodbury Central Comm School District | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.0pp |
| 123 | Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue · Bellevue Comm School District | Elementary | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 124 | Schaller-Crestland Elementary Schaller · Schaller-Crestland Comm School District | Elementary | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 125 | West Elementary School Glenwood · Glenwood Comm School District | Elementary | 81.4% | +7.7pp |
| 126 | Morning Sun Elementary School Morning Sun · Morning Sun Comm School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +7.6pp |
| 127 | Andrew Elementary School Andrew · Andrew Comm School District | Elementary | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 128 | Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo · Clayton Ridge Comm School District | Elementary | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 129 | Riceville Elementary School Riceville · Riceville Comm School District | Elementary | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 130 | Boyden-Hull Elementary School Boyden · Boyden-Hull Comm School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +7.3pp |
| 131 | Lincoln Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +7.3pp |
| 132 | Salem Elementary School Salem · Mount Pleasant Comm School District | Elementary | 81.0% | +7.3pp |
| 133 | Delaware Elementary Des Moines · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 80.9% | +7.2pp |
| 134 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School Hartley · Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District | Elementary | 80.9% | +7.2pp |
| 135 | Karen Acres Elementary School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Elementary | 80.9% | +7.2pp |
| 136 | Baxter Elementary School Baxter · Baxter Comm School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +7.1pp |
| 137 | East Ridge Elementary Coralville · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +7.1pp |
| 138 | West Elementary School Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg Comm School District | Elementary | 80.8% | +7.1pp |
| 139 | Anderson Elementary School Bondurant · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.0pp |
| 140 | Bronson Elementary School Bronson · Lawton-Bronson Comm School District | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.0pp |
| 141 | Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Logan · Logan-Magnolia Comm School District | Elementary | 80.6% | +6.9pp |
| 142 | Epworth Elementary School Epworth · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 143 | Hartford Upper Elementary Hartford · Carlisle Comm School District | Elementary | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 144 | Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 145 | Mediapolis Elementary School Mediapolis · Mediapolis Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 146 | Tilford Elementary School Vinton · Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 147 | Carrie Lee Elementary Decorah · Decorah Community School District | Elementary | 80.3% | +6.6pp |
| 148 | Westridge Elementary West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 149 | Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 150 | Sugar Creek Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
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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.