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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Sidney High School Sidney · Sidney Comm School District | High | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 552 | Sioux Center Intermediate School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 553 | Southeast Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 554 | Urbandale Middle School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Middle | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 555 | Webster City Middle School Webster City · Webster City Comm School District | Middle | 76.1% | +2.4pp |
| 556 | Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School Bondurant · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District | Middle | 76.0% | +2.3pp |
| 557 | Carlisle Middle School Carlisle · Carlisle Comm School District | Middle | 76.0% | +2.3pp |
| 558 | Chariton Middle School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | Middle | 76.0% | +2.3pp |
| 559 | Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School Jackson Junction · Turkey Valley Comm School District | High | 76.0% | +2.3pp |
| 560 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High School Reinbeck · Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District | High | 75.9% | +2.2pp |
| 561 | Lincoln Center Albia · Albia Comm School District | Elementary | 75.9% | +2.2pp |
| 562 | Norway Elementary School Norway · Benton Comm School District | Middle | 75.9% | +2.2pp |
| 563 | GMG Secondary School Garwin · GMG Comm School District | High | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 564 | Meeker Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 565 | Merrill Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 566 | Monticello High School Monticello · Monticello Comm School District | High | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 567 | North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center Mechanicsville · North Cedar Comm School District | Elementary | 75.8% | +2.1pp |
| 568 | Boone High School Boone · Boone Comm School District | High | 75.7% | +2.0pp |
| 569 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Newton · Newton Comm School District | Elementary | 75.7% | +2.0pp |
| 570 | Bellevue High School Bellevue · Bellevue Comm School District | High | 75.6% | +1.9pp |
| 571 | Colo-NESCO Middle/High School Colo · Colo-NESCO Comm School District | High | 75.6% | +1.9pp |
| 572 | Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School Northwood · Northwood-Kensett Comm School District | High | 75.6% | +1.9pp |
| 573 | Oskaloosa Middle School Oskaloosa · Oskaloosa Comm School District | Middle | 75.6% | +1.9pp |
| 574 | West Bend-Mallard Middle School West Bend · West Bend-Mallard Comm School District | Middle | 75.6% | +1.9pp |
| 575 | Algona High School Algona · Algona Comm School District | High | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 576 | Carroll Middle School Carroll · Carroll Comm School District | Middle | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 577 | Cherokee Middle School Cherokee · Cherokee Comm School District | Middle | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 578 | Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School Sibley · Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 579 | South Hardin High School Eldora · Eldora-New Providence Comm School District | High | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 580 | Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 75.5% | +1.8pp |
| 581 | Carroll High School Carroll · Carroll Comm School District | High | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 582 | Central Elementary Elkader · Central Comm School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 583 | George-Little Rock Middle School George · George-Little Rock Comm School District | Middle | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 584 | North Linn Elementary Troy Mills · North Linn Comm School District | Elementary | 75.4% | +1.7pp |
| 585 | Boulder Peak Intermediate School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Middle | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 586 | Camanche High School Camanche · Camanche Comm School District | High | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 587 | East Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 588 | English Valleys Elementary School North English · English Valleys Comm School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 589 | Francis Marion Intermediate School Marion · Marion Independent School District | Elementary | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 590 | West Bend-Mallard High School West Bend · West Bend-Mallard Comm School District | High | 75.3% | +1.6pp |
| 591 | Columbus Community High School Columbus Junction · Columbus Comm School District | High | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 592 | East Middle School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Middle | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 593 | Horizon Elementary Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 594 | Norwalk Middle School Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | Middle | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 595 | Southwest Valley Middle School Villisca · Villisca Comm School District | Middle | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 596 | West Fork Elementary at Rockwell Rockwell · West Fork Comm School District | Elementary | 75.2% | +1.5pp |
| 597 | James Van Allen Elementary School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 75.1% | +1.4pp |
| 598 | Winterset Junior High School Winterset · Winterset Comm School District | Middle | 75.1% | +1.4pp |
| 599 | AHSTW Primary School Avoca · AHSTW Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
| 600 | Alden Elementary School Alden · Alden Comm School District | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.3pp |
Page 12 of 23
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.