Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 231 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 73.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Riverbend Middle School Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls Comm School District | Middle | 84.5% | +10.8pp |
| 52 | Jefferson Intermediate Pella · Pella Comm School District | Middle | 84.4% | +10.7pp |
| 53 | Albia Middle School Albia · Albia Comm School District | Middle | 84.3% | +10.6pp |
| 54 | South Middle School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Middle | 84.2% | +10.5pp |
| 55 | Madrid Junior High School Madrid · Madrid Comm School District | Middle | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 56 | Nevada Middle School Nevada · Nevada Comm School District | Middle | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 57 | Forest City Middle School Forest City · Forest City Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 58 | Indian Hills Junior High School Clive · West Des Moines Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 59 | Lansing Middle School Lansing · Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 60 | Le Mars Middle School Le Mars · Le Mars Comm School District | Middle | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 61 | Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School Aplington · Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District | Middle | 83.5% | +9.8pp |
| 62 | Summit Middle School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Middle | 83.3% | +9.6pp |
| 63 | Underwood Middle School Underwood · Underwood Comm School District | Middle | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 64 | Benton Community Middle School Van Horne · Benton Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 65 | Harlan Community Middle School Harlan · Harlan Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 66 | Humboldt Middle School Humboldt · Humboldt Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 67 | Monticello Middle School Monticello · Monticello Comm School District | Middle | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 68 | Woodbury Central Middle School Moville · Woodbury Central Comm School District | Middle | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 69 | North Iowa Middle School Buffalo Center · North Iowa Comm School District | Middle | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 70 | Drexler Middle School Farley · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 71 | Osage Middle School Osage · Osage Comm School District | Middle | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 72 | AHSTW Intermediate School Avoca · AHSTW Comm School District | Middle | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 73 | Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School Waverly · Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District | Middle | 82.1% | +8.4pp |
| 74 | Indianola Middle School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Middle | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 75 | Algona Middle School Algona · Algona Comm School District | Middle | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 76 | Lewis Central Middle School Council Bluffs · Lewis Central Comm School District | Middle | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 77 | East Marshall Middle School Gilman · East Marshall Comm School District | Middle | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 78 | West Monona Middle School Onawa · West Monona Comm School District | Middle | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 79 | Clear Lake Middle School Clear Lake · Clear Lake Comm School District | Middle | 81.5% | +7.8pp |
| 80 | Clear Creek Amana Middle School Tiffin · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | Middle | 81.4% | +7.7pp |
| 81 | Adair-Casey Jr. High School Adair · Adair-Casey Comm School District | Middle | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 82 | Clayton Ridge Middle School Guttenberg · Clayton Ridge Comm School District | Middle | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 83 | Jesup Middle School Jesup · Jesup Comm School District | Middle | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 84 | West Fork Middle School SHEFFIELD · West Fork Comm School District | Middle | 81.2% | +7.5pp |
| 85 | Earlham Middle School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | Middle | 81.0% | +7.3pp |
| 86 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School Sanborn · Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District | Middle | 80.8% | +7.1pp |
| 87 | Spencer Middle School Spencer · Spencer Comm School District | Middle | 80.7% | +7.0pp |
| 88 | West Lyon Junior High School Inwood · West Lyon Comm School District | Middle | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 89 | Woodward-Granger Middle School Woodward · Woodward-Granger Comm School District | Middle | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 90 | Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School Early · Schaller-Crestland Comm School District | Middle | 80.3% | +6.6pp |
| 91 | IKM-Manning Middle School Manning · IKM-Manning Comm School District | Middle | 80.2% | +6.5pp |
| 92 | Atlantic Middle School Atlantic · Atlantic Comm School District | Middle | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 93 | North Central Middle School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Middle | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 94 | Ames Middle School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 95 | Denison Middle School Denison · Denison Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 96 | West Branch Middle School West Branch · West Branch Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 97 | Winterset Middle School Winterset · Winterset Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 98 | Rock Valley Middle School Rock Valley · Rock Valley Comm School District | Middle | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 99 | Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton · Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District | Middle | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 100 | Central DeWitt Intermediate School DeWitt · Central DeWitt School District | Middle | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
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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.