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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf · Bettendorf Comm School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +3.7pp |
| 202 | Dunkerton Elementary Dunkerton · Dunkerton Comm School District | Elementary | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 203 | Eddyville Elementary Eddyville · Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 204 | Lincoln Elementary School Osage · Osage Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 205 | Louisa-Muscatine Elementary Letts · Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 206 | North Bend Elementary North Liberty · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 207 | Tri-Center Elementary School Neola · Tri-Center Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 208 | Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School Westside · Ar-We-Va Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 209 | Kingsley Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 210 | Martensdale Elementary School Martensdale · Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 211 | West Union Elementary School West Union · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 212 | Orange Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 213 | East Union Elementary Afton · East Union Comm School District | Elementary | 76.9% | +3.2pp |
| 214 | Altoona Elementary Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 215 | College View Elementary Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 216 | Maple Grove Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 217 | Sidney Elementary School Sidney · Sidney Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 218 | Fairmeadows Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 219 | CR-B Elementary School Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 220 | Cornell Elementary School Des Moines · Saydel Comm School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 221 | MFL MarMac Elementary School Monona · MFL MarMac Comm School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 222 | Glidden-Ralston Elementary School Glidden · Glidden-Ralston Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 223 | Horace Mann Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 224 | Mulberry Elementary School Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 225 | Sioux Center Intermediate School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 226 | Southeast Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 227 | Lincoln Center Albia · Albia Comm School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +2.2pp |
| 228 | Meeker Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 229 | North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center Mechanicsville · North Cedar Comm School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 230 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Newton · Newton Comm School District | Elementary | 75.7% | +2.0pp |
| 231 | Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School Sibley · Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 232 | Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 233 | Central Elementary Elkader · Central Comm School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 234 | North Linn Elementary Troy Mills · North Linn Comm School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 235 | East Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 236 | English Valleys Elementary School North English · English Valleys Comm School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 237 | Francis Marion Intermediate School Marion · Marion Independent School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 238 | Horizon Elementary Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 239 | West Fork Elementary at Rockwell Rockwell · West Fork Comm School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 240 | James Van Allen Elementary School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 75.1% | +1.4pp |
| 241 | AHSTW Primary School Avoca · AHSTW Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 242 | Alden Elementary School Alden · Alden Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 243 | Hoover Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 244 | Keystone Elementary School Keystone · Benton Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 245 | Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey · Twin Cedars Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 246 | Eisenhower Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 74.8% | +1.1pp |
| 247 | Jefferson Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 74.8% | +1.1pp |
| 248 | Lucia Wallace Elementary School Algona · Algona Comm School District | Elementary | 74.8% | +1.1pp |
| 249 | Central City Elementary School Central City · Central City Comm School District | Elementary | 74.7% | +1.0pp |
| 250 | East Sac County Elementary Sac City · East Sac County Comm School District | Elementary | 74.7% | +1.0pp |
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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.