Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 1,117 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 73.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Mary Welsh Elementary Williamsburg · Williamsburg Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 452 | Dunkerton High School Dunkerton · Dunkerton Comm School District | High | 78.1% | +4.4pp |
| 453 | Fairfield Middle School Fairfield · Fairfield Comm School District | Middle | 78.1% | +4.4pp |
| 454 | Panorama High School Panora · Panorama Comm School District | High | 78.1% | +4.4pp |
| 455 | Crestwood High School Cresco · Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District | High | 78.0% | +4.3pp |
| 456 | Hawarden Elementary School Hawarden · West Sioux Comm School District | Elementary | 78.0% | +4.3pp |
| 457 | West Sioux High School Hawarden · West Sioux Comm School District | High | 78.0% | +4.3pp |
| 458 | Adair-Casey Elementary School Adair · Adair-Casey Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 459 | Corning Elementary School Corning · Corning Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 460 | Downtown School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 461 | Grundy Center Elementary School Grundy Center · Grundy Center Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 462 | Le Mars High School Le Mars · Le Mars Comm School District | High | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 463 | Mapleton Elementary School Mapleton · Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District | Elementary | 77.9% | +4.2pp |
| 464 | Crestwood Elementary School Cresco · Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 465 | Crocker Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 466 | Danville Junior-Senior High School Danville · Danville Comm School District | High | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 467 | East Union Middle-High School Afton · East Union Comm School District | High | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 468 | Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 469 | North Mahaska Elementary School New Sharon · North Mahaska Comm School District | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 470 | West Senior High School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | High | 77.8% | +4.1pp |
| 471 | Blue Grass Elementary School Blue Grass · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 77.7% | +4.0pp |
| 472 | Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School Belmond · Belmond-Klemme Comm School District | High | 77.6% | +3.9pp |
| 473 | Centennial Elementary Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 77.6% | +3.9pp |
| 474 | Whittier Elementary School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Elementary | 77.6% | +3.9pp |
| 475 | Carpenter Elementary School Monticello · Monticello Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 476 | Davis Elementary School Grinnell · Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 477 | Maple Grove Elementary Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 478 | Ogden High School Ogden · Ogden Comm School District | High | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 479 | Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 480 | Sheldon High School Sheldon · Sheldon Comm School District | High | 77.5% | +3.8pp |
| 481 | East Buchanan Elementary School Winthrop · East Buchanan Comm School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +3.7pp |
| 482 | Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf · Bettendorf Comm School District | Elementary | 77.4% | +3.7pp |
| 483 | Tipton Middle School Tipton · Tipton Comm School District | Middle | 77.4% | +3.7pp |
| 484 | Dunkerton Elementary Dunkerton · Dunkerton Comm School District | Elementary | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 485 | East Buchanan Middle School Winthrop · East Buchanan Comm School District | Middle | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 486 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Hartley · Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District | High | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 487 | Liberty High School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | High | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 488 | Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School Pocahontas · Pocahontas Area Comm School District | High | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 489 | Sioux Center High School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | High | 77.3% | +3.6pp |
| 490 | Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center Wheatland · Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District | High | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 491 | Central City High School Central City · Central City Comm School District | High | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 492 | Creston Middle School Creston · Creston Comm School District | Middle | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 493 | Eddyville Elementary Eddyville · Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 494 | Greene County High School Jefferson · Greene County Comm School District | High | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 495 | Lincoln Elementary School Osage · Osage Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 496 | Louisa-Muscatine Elementary Letts · Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 497 | New Hampton Middle School New Hampton · New Hampton Comm School District | Middle | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 498 | North Bend Elementary North Liberty · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 499 | North Fayette Valley Middle School Elgin · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | Middle | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 500 | Stilwell Junior High School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Middle | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
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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.