Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 361 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 67.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopewell Elementary Bettendorf · Pleasant Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 94.5% | +27.2pp |
| 2 | Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building Denver · Denver Comm School District | Elementary | 92.6% | +25.3pp |
| 3 | Gilbert Intermediate School Gilbert · Gilbert Comm School District | Elementary | 92.4% | +25.1pp |
| 4 | Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 91.9% | +24.6pp |
| 5 | Bedford Elementary School Bedford · Bedford Comm School District | Elementary | 91.7% | +24.4pp |
| 6 | Collins-Maxwell Elementary School Collins · Collins-Maxwell Comm School District | Elementary | 90.9% | +23.6pp |
| 7 | Cowles Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 90.2% | +22.9pp |
| 8 | Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 89.7% | +22.4pp |
| 9 | Helen A Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 89.7% | +22.4pp |
| 10 | South Hamilton Elem Jewell · South Hamilton Comm School District | Elementary | 89.6% | +22.3pp |
| 11 | Prairie Trail Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 89.5% | +22.2pp |
| 12 | Lake Mills Elementary School Lake Mills · Lake Mills Comm School District | Elementary | 88.6% | +21.3pp |
| 13 | Van Meter Elementary School Van Meter · Van Meter Comm School District | Elementary | 87.4% | +20.1pp |
| 14 | Fellows Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 87.2% | +19.9pp |
| 15 | Wickham Elementary Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 87.2% | +19.9pp |
| 16 | Underwood Elementary School Underwood · Underwood Comm School District | Elementary | 86.3% | +19.0pp |
| 17 | Shuler Elementary School Clive · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 85.5% | +18.2pp |
| 18 | Northeast Elementary School Goose Lake · Northeast Comm School District | Elementary | 84.9% | +17.6pp |
| 19 | Runnells Elementary Runnells · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +17.3pp |
| 20 | Walnut Hills Elementary School Urbandale · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 84.6% | +17.3pp |
| 21 | Ogden Elementary School Ogden · Ogden Comm School District | Elementary | 84.4% | +17.1pp |
| 22 | North Elementary School Leon · Central Decatur Comm School District | Elementary | 84.3% | +17.0pp |
| 23 | North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center Buffalo Center · North Iowa Comm School District | Elementary | 84.2% | +16.9pp |
| 24 | Lincoln Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 83.9% | +16.6pp |
| 25 | Riverdale Heights Elem School Bettendorf · Pleasant Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 83.5% | +16.2pp |
| 26 | College View Elementary Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +15.8pp |
| 27 | Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +15.8pp |
| 28 | Sunnyside Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +15.4pp |
| 29 | West Lyon Elementary School Inwood · West Lyon Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +15.0pp |
| 30 | Paul Norton Elementary School Bettendorf · Bettendorf Comm School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +14.6pp |
| 31 | Carver Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 81.4% | +14.1pp |
| 32 | Corning Elementary School Corning · Corning Comm School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +14.0pp |
| 33 | Pleasant View Elementary School Bettendorf · Pleasant Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +14.0pp |
| 34 | Springville Elementary School Springville · Springville Comm School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +14.0pp |
| 35 | Webster Elementary School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Elementary | 81.3% | +14.0pp |
| 36 | Farley Elementary School Farley · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 81.1% | +13.8pp |
| 37 | Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully · Lynnville-Sully Comm School District | Elementary | 81.1% | +13.8pp |
| 38 | Hoover Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 80.7% | +13.4pp |
| 39 | Northeast Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 80.6% | +13.3pp |
| 40 | Edward White Elementary School Eldridge · North Scott Comm School District | Elementary | 80.3% | +13.0pp |
| 41 | Waukee Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 80.3% | +13.0pp |
| 42 | Interstate 35 Elementary School Truro · Interstate 35 Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +12.7pp |
| 43 | Iowa Valley Elementary School Marengo · Iowa Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +12.7pp |
| 44 | Clear Creek Elementary School Clear Lake · Clear Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 79.8% | +12.5pp |
| 45 | Bryant Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 79.6% | +12.3pp |
| 46 | Westwood Elementary School Sloan · Westwood Comm School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +12.2pp |
| 47 | CR-B Elementary School Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +12.1pp |
| 48 | Bronson Elementary School Bronson · Lawton-Bronson Comm School District | Elementary | 79.3% | +12.0pp |
| 49 | Nodaway Valley Elementary School Greenfield · Nodaway Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +11.9pp |
| 50 | Westridge Elementary West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +11.8pp |
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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 Science 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.