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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Tri-Center Elementary School Neola · Tri-Center Comm School District | Elementary | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 502 | West Lyon High School Inwood · West Lyon Comm School District | High | 77.2% | +3.5pp |
| 503 | Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School Westside · Ar-We-Va Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 504 | Kingsley Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 505 | Martensdale Elementary School Martensdale · Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 506 | South Central Calhoun High School Lake City · South Central Calhoun Comm School District | High | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 507 | West Union Elementary School West Union · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.4pp |
| 508 | Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School Belle Plaine · Belle Plaine Comm School District | High | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 509 | Marion High School Marion · Marion Independent School District | High | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 510 | Missouri Valley Middle School Missouri Valley · Missouri Valley Comm School District | Middle | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 511 | Nevada High School Nevada · Nevada Comm School District | High | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 512 | Orange Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 513 | Prairie High School Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | High | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 514 | Winterset Senior High School Winterset · Winterset Comm School District | High | 77.0% | +3.3pp |
| 515 | East Union Elementary Afton · East Union Comm School District | Elementary | 76.9% | +3.2pp |
| 516 | Griswold Middle/High School Griswold · Griswold Comm School District | High | 76.9% | +3.2pp |
| 517 | Altoona Elementary Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 518 | Cardinal Junior High Eldon · Cardinal Comm School District | Middle | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 519 | College View Elementary Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 520 | East Mills Jr/Sr High School Malvern · East Mills Comm School District | High | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 521 | Linn-Mar High School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | High | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 522 | Maple Grove Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 523 | Sidney Elementary School Sidney · Sidney Comm School District | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.1pp |
| 524 | Ames High School Ames · Ames Comm School District | High | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 525 | Anamosa Middle School Anamosa · Anamosa Comm School District | Middle | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 526 | Fairmeadows Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 527 | Perry Middle School Perry · Perry Comm School District | Middle | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 528 | Southeast Valley Middle School Burnside · Southeast Valley Community School District | Middle | 76.7% | +3.0pp |
| 529 | CR-B Elementary School Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District | Elementary | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 530 | Central Decatur MS/HS High School Leon · Central Decatur Comm School District | High | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 531 | Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon Comm School District | High | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 532 | Vernon Middle School Marion · Marion Independent School District | Middle | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 533 | Wilton Jr-Sr High School Wilton · Wilton Comm School District | High | 76.6% | +2.9pp |
| 534 | Cornell Elementary School Des Moines · Saydel Comm School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 535 | MFL MarMac Elementary School Monona · MFL MarMac Comm School District | Elementary | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 536 | Northwest Middle School Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Middle | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 537 | Southeast Polk Junior High Pleasant Hill · Southeast Polk Comm School District | High | 76.5% | +2.8pp |
| 538 | Baxter High School Baxter · Baxter Comm School District | High | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 539 | East Sac County High School Lake View · East Sac County Comm School District | High | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 540 | Glidden-Ralston Elementary School Glidden · Glidden-Ralston Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 541 | Horace Mann Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 542 | Moravia High School Moravia · Moravia Comm School District | High | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 543 | Mulberry Elementary School Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 76.4% | +2.7pp |
| 544 | ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School Elk Horn · Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District | High | 76.3% | +2.6pp |
| 545 | Benton Community Senior High School Van Horne · Benton Comm School District | High | 76.2% | +2.5pp |
| 546 | Cardinal High School Eldon · Cardinal Comm School District | High | 76.2% | +2.5pp |
| 547 | Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary Galva · Galva-Holstein Comm School District | Middle | 76.2% | +2.5pp |
| 548 | Harding Middle School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Middle | 76.2% | +2.5pp |
| 549 | Knoxville Middle School Knoxville · Knoxville Comm School District | Middle | 76.2% | +2.5pp |
| 550 | Guthrie Center High School Guthrie Center · Guthrie Center Comm School District | High | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
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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.