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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | West Marshall Elementary School State Center · West Marshall Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 152 | Lawson Elementary School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 153 | Pleasantville Elementary Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District | Elementary | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 154 | Eason Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 155 | North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden · North Cedar Comm School District | Elementary | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 156 | Kinsey Elementary School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | Elementary | 79.6% | +5.9pp |
| 157 | Neil Armstrong Elementary School Eldridge · North Scott Comm School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 158 | Iowa Valley Elementary School Marengo · Iowa Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +5.7pp |
| 159 | Springville Elementary School Springville · Springville Comm School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +5.7pp |
| 160 | Mount Ayr Elementary Mount Ayr · Mount Ayr Comm School District | Elementary | 79.3% | +5.6pp |
| 161 | Bedford Elementary School Bedford · Bedford Comm School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.5pp |
| 162 | Madison Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.5pp |
| 163 | Keota Elementary School Keota · Keota Comm School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 164 | Lincoln Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 165 | Central Lee Elementary School Donnellson · Central Lee Comm School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 166 | North Butler Elementary Allison · North Butler Comm School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 167 | Beaver Creek Elementary School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 168 | Heritage Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 169 | Schleswig Elementary School Schleswig · Schleswig Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 170 | Christine Grant Elementary North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +5.0pp |
| 171 | Readlyn Elementary School Readlyn · Wapsie Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +5.0pp |
| 172 | Lincoln Elementary School Pella · Pella Comm School District | Elementary | 78.6% | +4.9pp |
| 173 | Carlisle Elementary School Carlisle · Carlisle Comm School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 174 | Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt · Central DeWitt School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 175 | Southeast Warren Primary Milo · Southeast Warren Comm School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 176 | Eagle Heights Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 177 | Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 178 | Janesville Elementary School Janesville · Janesville Consolidated School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 179 | Lisbon Elementary School Lisbon · Lisbon Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 180 | Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center Calamus · Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 181 | Jefferson Elementary School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 182 | Mary Welsh Elementary Williamsburg · Williamsburg Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 183 | Hawarden Elementary School Hawarden · West Sioux Comm School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +4.3pp |
| 184 | Adair-Casey Elementary School Adair · Adair-Casey Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 185 | Corning Elementary School Corning · Corning Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 186 | Downtown School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 187 | Grundy Center Elementary School Grundy Center · Grundy Center Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 188 | Mapleton Elementary School Mapleton · Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 189 | Crestwood Elementary School Cresco · Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 190 | Crocker Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 191 | Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 192 | North Mahaska Elementary School New Sharon · North Mahaska Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 193 | Blue Grass Elementary School Blue Grass · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +4.0pp |
| 194 | Centennial Elementary Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 77.6% | +3.9pp |
| 195 | Whittier Elementary School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Elementary | 77.6% | +3.9pp |
| 196 | Carpenter Elementary School Monticello · Monticello Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 197 | Davis Elementary School Grinnell · Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 198 | Maple Grove Elementary Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 199 | Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 200 | East Buchanan Elementary School Winthrop · East Buchanan Comm School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +3.7pp |
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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.