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Iowa schools ranked by test score

Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 231 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 73.7%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
151Central Lee Middle School
Donnellson · Central Lee Comm School District
Middle75.0%+1.3pp
152Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
Charter Oak · Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District
Middle75.0%+1.3pp
153Iowa Connections Academy Middle School
Anita · CAM Comm School District
Middle74.8%+1.1pp
154Prairie Point
Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District
Middle74.7%+1.0pp
155Panorama Middle School
Panora · Panorama Comm School District
Middle74.5%+0.8pp
156Bettendorf Middle School
Bettendorf · Bettendorf Comm School District
Middle74.4%+0.7pp
157Mount Pleasant Middle School
Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Comm School District
Middle74.3%+0.6pp
158Wapello Junior High School
Wapello · Wapello Comm School District
Middle74.3%+0.6pp
159Central DeWitt Middle School
De Witt · Central DeWitt School District
Middle74.2%+0.5pp
160Hoover Middle School
Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District
Middle73.9%+0.2pp
161Prairie Creek
Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District
Middle73.7%+0.0pp
162Walcott Middle School
Walcott · Davenport Comm School District
Middle73.7%+0.0pp
163Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School
Clarion · Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
Middle73.6%-0.1pp
164Grinnell Community Middle School
Grinnell · Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
Middle73.3%-0.4pp
165Southeast Middle School
Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District
Middle73.1%-0.6pp
166Tri-Center Middle School
Neola · Tri-Center Comm School District
Middle73.1%-0.6pp
167Okoboji Middle School
Milford · Okoboji Comm School District
Middle72.9%-0.8pp
168Camanche Middle School
Camanche · Camanche Comm School District
Middle72.7%-1.0pp
169Woodside Middle School
Des Moines · Saydel Comm School District
Middle72.7%-1.0pp
170Charles City Middle School
Charles City · Charles City Comm School District
Middle72.4%-1.3pp
171Davis County Middle School
Bloomfield · Davis County Comm School District
Middle72.4%-1.3pp
172Keokuk Middle School
Keokuk · Keokuk Comm School District
Middle72.4%-1.3pp
173Hampton-Dumont Middle School
Hampton · Hampton-Dumont Comm School District
Middle72.2%-1.5pp
174Susan Clark Junior High
Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District
Middle71.4%-2.3pp
175Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District
Middle71.2%-2.5pp
176Boone Middle School
Boone · Boone Comm School District
Middle70.5%-3.2pp
177Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School
Estherville · Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District
Middle70.4%-3.3pp
178Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School
Sibley · Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District
Middle70.3%-3.4pp
179Greene County Middle School
Jefferson · Greene County Comm School District
Middle69.9%-3.8pp
180Shenandoah Middle School
Shenandoah · Shenandoah Comm School District
Middle69.9%-3.8pp
181Columbus Community Junior High School
Columbus Junction · Columbus Comm School District
Middle69.6%-4.1pp
182South Central Calhoun Middle School
Rockwell City · South Central Calhoun Comm School District
Middle69.6%-4.1pp
183Franklin Middle School
Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Middle69.2%-4.5pp
184Schleswig Middle School
Schleswig · Schleswig Comm School District
Middle69.1%-4.6pp
185Howar Middle School
Centerville · Centerville Comm School District
Middle68.8%-4.9pp
186Washington Middle School
Washington · Washington Comm School District
Middle68.0%-5.7pp
187Clinton Middle School
Clinton · Clinton Comm School District
Middle67.8%-5.9pp
188South Hardin Middle School
Hubbard · Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District
Middle67.8%-5.9pp
189West Sioux Middle School
Hawarden · West Sioux Comm School District
Middle67.8%-5.9pp
190John Adams Middle School
Mason City · Mason City Comm School District
Middle67.7%-6.0pp
191Lincoln Intermediate
Mason City · Mason City Comm School District
Middle67.6%-6.1pp
192South Tama County Middle School
Toledo · South Tama County
Middle66.7%-7.0pp
193Gerald W Kirn Middle School
Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District
Middle66.5%-7.2pp
194Berg Middle School
Newton · Newton Comm School District
Middle64.9%-8.8pp
195George Washington Middle School
Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District
Middle64.9%-8.8pp
196Fort Dodge Middle School
Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District
Middle64.7%-9.0pp
197McKinley STEAM Academy
Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Middle64.5%-9.2pp
198Sudlow Middle School
Davenport · Davenport Comm School District
Middle64.5%-9.2pp
199West Middle School
Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District
Middle64.4%-9.3pp
200Edward Stone Middle School
Burlington · Burlington Comm School District
Middle64.2%-9.5pp
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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.