Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 329 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 73.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Mason City High School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | High | 70.6% | -3.1pp |
| 252 | Mid-Prairie High School Wellman · Mid-Prairie Comm School District | High | 70.3% | -3.4pp |
| 253 | North Tama High School Traer · North Tama County Comm School District | High | 70.3% | -3.4pp |
| 254 | East Buchanan High School Winthrop · East Buchanan Comm School District | High | 70.1% | -3.6pp |
| 255 | Ridge View High School Holstein · Galva-Holstein Comm School District | High | 69.9% | -3.8pp |
| 256 | Clarke Community High School Osceola · Clarke Comm School District | High | 69.8% | -3.9pp |
| 257 | East High School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | High | 69.5% | -4.2pp |
| 258 | Newton Senior High School Newton · Newton Comm School District | High | 69.5% | -4.2pp |
| 259 | Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School Winfield · Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District | High | 69.5% | -4.2pp |
| 260 | Iowa City High School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | High | 69.2% | -4.5pp |
| 261 | George Washington High School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | High | 69.1% | -4.6pp |
| 262 | Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls Comm School District | High | 69.1% | -4.6pp |
| 263 | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School Clarion · Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District | High | 69.0% | -4.7pp |
| 264 | Eagle Grove High School Eagle Grove · Eagle Grove Comm School District | High | 69.0% | -4.7pp |
| 265 | Melcher-Dallas High School Melcher · Melcher-Dallas Comm School District | High | 69.0% | -4.7pp |
| 266 | Rockford Junior-Senior High School Rockford · Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District | High | 68.8% | -4.9pp |
| 267 | Chariton High School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | High | 68.4% | -5.3pp |
| 268 | Evans Junior High School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | High | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 269 | Murray Jr/Sr High Murray · Murray Comm School District | High | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 270 | Ottumwa High School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | High | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 271 | Charles City High School Charles City · Charles City Comm School District | High | 67.5% | -6.2pp |
| 272 | Valley High School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | High | 67.5% | -6.2pp |
| 273 | AGWSR High School Ackley · AGWSR Comm School District | High | 67.4% | -6.3pp |
| 274 | West High School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | High | 67.4% | -6.3pp |
| 275 | Red Oak Junior/Senior High School Red Oak · Red Oak Comm School District | High | 67.3% | -6.4pp |
| 276 | Pleasantville High School Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District | High | 67.1% | -6.6pp |
| 277 | Iowa Connections Academy High School Anita · CAM Comm School District | High | 67.0% | -6.7pp |
| 278 | Keokuk High School Keokuk · Keokuk Comm School District | High | 67.0% | -6.7pp |
| 279 | Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Fort Madison · Fort Madison Comm School District | High | 66.8% | -6.9pp |
| 280 | Roosevelt High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 66.8% | -6.9pp |
| 281 | Durant Junior/Senior High School Durant · Durant Comm School District | High | 66.4% | -7.3pp |
| 282 | Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger · Graettinger-Terril Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 283 | New London Jr-Sr High School New London · New London Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 284 | Newell-Fonda High School Newell · Newell-Fonda Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 285 | Woodbine High School Woodbine · Woodbine Comm School District | High | 65.6% | -8.1pp |
| 286 | South Tama County High School Tama · South Tama County | High | 65.3% | -8.4pp |
| 287 | Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | High | 65.2% | -8.5pp |
| 288 | Anamosa High School Anamosa · Anamosa Comm School District | High | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 289 | North Cedar Jr/Sr High School Clarence · North Cedar Comm School District | High | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 290 | West Liberty High School West Liberty · West Liberty Comm School District | High | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 291 | Hempstead High School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | High | 64.0% | -9.7pp |
| 292 | Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | High | 63.7% | -10.0pp |
| 293 | River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville · River Valley Comm School District | High | 63.6% | -10.1pp |
| 294 | Easton Valley Junior High / High School Preston · Easton Valley Comm School District | High | 63.5% | -10.2pp |
| 295 | Lamoni High School Lamoni · Lamoni Comm School District | High | 63.5% | -10.2pp |
| 296 | Estherville Lincoln Central High School Estherville · Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District | High | 63.4% | -10.3pp |
| 297 | WACO High School Wayland · WACO Comm School District | High | 63.4% | -10.3pp |
| 298 | Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | High | 62.7% | -11.0pp |
| 299 | Burlington Community High School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | High | 62.0% | -11.7pp |
| 300 | John R Mott Jr/Hi School Postville · Postville Comm School District | High | 61.6% | -12.1pp |
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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.