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Iowa schools ranked by test score

Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 893 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 67.3%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
601John F Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District
High62.4%-4.9pp
602Davis County Middle School
Bloomfield · Davis County Comm School District
Middle62.3%-5.0pp
603East High School
Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District
High62.3%-5.0pp
604Clarksville High School
Clarksville · Clarksville Comm School District
High62.2%-5.1pp
605Franklin Elementary School
Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District
Elementary62.2%-5.1pp
606Helen Lemme Elementary School
Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District
Elementary62.2%-5.1pp
607Webster City High School
Webster City · Webster City Comm School District
High62.2%-5.1pp
608George Washington High School
Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District
High62.0%-5.3pp
609Alburnett Elementary School
Alburnett · Alburnett Comm School District
Elementary61.9%-5.4pp
610Altoona Elementary
Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District
Elementary61.8%-5.5pp
611Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District
Elementary61.8%-5.5pp
612Sioux Central Elementary School
Sioux Rapids · Sioux Central Comm School District
Elementary61.8%-5.5pp
613Waukee High School
Waukee · Waukee Comm School District
High61.6%-5.7pp
614Winterset Junior High School
Winterset · Winterset Comm School District
Middle61.5%-5.8pp
615Boulder Peak Intermediate School
Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District
Middle61.4%-5.9pp
616South Tama County Middle School
Toledo · South Tama County
Middle61.4%-5.9pp
617West Liberty High School
West Liberty · West Liberty Comm School District
High61.4%-5.9pp
618Durant Junior/Senior High School
Durant · Durant Comm School District
High61.3%-6.0pp
619Colo-NESCO Middle/High School
Colo · Colo-NESCO Comm School District
High61.2%-6.1pp
620Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
Red Oak · Red Oak Comm School District
High61.1%-6.2pp
621Valley High School
West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District
High61.1%-6.2pp
622Lakeview Elementary
Centerville · Centerville Comm School District
Elementary61.0%-6.3pp
623Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary
Galva · Galva-Holstein Comm School District
Middle60.9%-6.4pp
624Knoxville High School
Knoxville · Knoxville Comm School District
High60.9%-6.4pp
625Shenandoah Middle School
Shenandoah · Shenandoah Comm School District
Middle60.8%-6.5pp
626Carroll Middle School
Carroll · Carroll Comm School District
Middle60.7%-6.6pp
627Gerald W Kirn Middle School
Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District
Middle60.7%-6.6pp
628Hubbell Elementary
Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Elementary60.7%-6.6pp
629Roosevelt High School
Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District
High60.7%-6.6pp
630Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School
Churdan · Paton-Churdan Comm School District
High60.6%-6.7pp
631Harlan Intermediate School
Harlan · Harlan Comm School District
Elementary60.4%-6.9pp
632Hiawatha Elementary School
Hiawatha · Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Elementary60.4%-6.9pp
633CAM Jr./Sr. High School
Anita · CAM Comm School District
High60.3%-7.0pp
634Wapsie Valley High School
Fairbank · Wapsie Valley Comm School District
High60.2%-7.1pp
635Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School
Maxwell · Collins-Maxwell Comm School District
High60.0%-7.3pp
636East Marshall Middle School
Gilman · East Marshall Comm School District
Middle60.0%-7.3pp
637ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School
Elk Horn · Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District
High60.0%-7.3pp
638Panorama Elementary
Panora · Panorama Comm School District
Elementary60.0%-7.3pp
639Starmont Elementary School
Arlington · Starmont Comm School District
Elementary60.0%-7.3pp
640Marshalltown High School
Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District
High59.7%-7.6pp
641North Middle School
Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District
Middle59.7%-7.6pp
642PCM Middle School
Prairie City · PCM Comm School District
Middle59.7%-7.6pp
643Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District
Middle59.7%-7.6pp
644Bellevue High School
Bellevue · Bellevue Comm School District
High59.6%-7.7pp
645Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Colfax · Colfax-Mingo Comm School District
Elementary59.6%-7.7pp
646Fort Dodge Middle School
Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District
Middle59.6%-7.7pp
647AGWSR Elementary School
Ackley · AGWSR Comm School District
Elementary59.5%-7.8pp
648Robert Blue School
Eagle Grove · Eagle Grove Comm School District
Middle59.5%-7.8pp
649Central City Elementary School
Central City · Central City Comm School District
Elementary59.4%-7.9pp
650Eagle Grove High School
Eagle Grove · Eagle Grove Comm School District
High59.4%-7.9pp
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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 Science 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.