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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville · Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD | High | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 702 | Edwards Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 703 | Irving Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 704 | North Butler Jr/Sr High School Greene · North Butler Comm School District | High | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 705 | North Elementary School Leon · Central Decatur Comm School District | Elementary | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 706 | Riceville High School Riceville · Riceville Comm School District | High | 72.1% | -1.6pp |
| 707 | Prairie City Elementary School Prairie City · PCM Comm School District | Elementary | 72.0% | -1.7pp |
| 708 | Wapello Senior High School Wapello · Wapello Comm School District | High | 72.0% | -1.7pp |
| 709 | Wings Park Elementary School Oelwein · Oelwein Comm School District | Elementary | 72.0% | -1.7pp |
| 710 | Grant Wood Elementary School Bettendorf · Bettendorf Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.8pp |
| 711 | Harding Elementary School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.8pp |
| 712 | Independence Junior Senior High School Independence · Independence Comm School District | High | 71.9% | -1.8pp |
| 713 | Lewis & Clark Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.8pp |
| 714 | Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove Ida Grove · Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.8pp |
| 715 | Mitchell Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | -1.9pp |
| 716 | Prairie Heights Elementary School Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | -1.9pp |
| 717 | Van Allen Elementary School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | -1.9pp |
| 718 | Kee High School Lansing · Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | High | 71.7% | -2.0pp |
| 719 | Webster City High School Webster City · Webster City Comm School District | High | 71.7% | -2.0pp |
| 720 | Adams Elementary School Carroll · Carroll Comm School District | Elementary | 71.5% | -2.2pp |
| 721 | Central Middle School/High School Elkader · Central Comm School District | High | 71.5% | -2.2pp |
| 722 | Durant Elementary School Durant · Durant Comm School District | Elementary | 71.5% | -2.2pp |
| 723 | Clay Elementary Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.3pp |
| 724 | Susan Clark Junior High Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Middle | 71.4% | -2.3pp |
| 725 | West Central Charter High School Maynard · West Central Comm School District | High | 71.4% | -2.3pp |
| 726 | Wilton Elementary School Wilton · Wilton Comm School District | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.3pp |
| 727 | Strawberry Hill Anamosa · Anamosa Comm School District | Elementary | 71.3% | -2.4pp |
| 728 | Anson Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 729 | East Marshall Elementary School Laurel · East Marshall Comm School District | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 730 | Franklin Elementary School Boone · Boone Comm School District | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 731 | North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center Buffalo Center · North Iowa Comm School District | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 732 | Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District | Middle | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 733 | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School Sumner · Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District | High | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 734 | West Central Valley High School Stuart · West Central Valley Comm School District | High | 71.2% | -2.5pp |
| 735 | Centerville High School Centerville · Centerville Comm School District | High | 71.1% | -2.6pp |
| 736 | Colfax-Mingo Elementary School Colfax · Colfax-Mingo Comm School District | Elementary | 71.1% | -2.6pp |
| 737 | Mount Pleasant High School Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Comm School District | High | 71.0% | -2.7pp |
| 738 | Paton-Churdan Elementary Churdan · Paton-Churdan Comm School District | Elementary | 71.0% | -2.7pp |
| 739 | Pocahontas Area Elementary School Pocahontas · Pocahontas Area Comm School District | Elementary | 71.0% | -2.7pp |
| 740 | Lakeview Elementary Centerville · Centerville Comm School District | Elementary | 70.8% | -2.9pp |
| 741 | Olmsted Elementary School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Elementary | 70.8% | -2.9pp |
| 742 | Morningside Elementary Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 70.7% | -3.0pp |
| 743 | Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School Nashua · Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District | Elementary | 70.7% | -3.0pp |
| 744 | Waukee High School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | High | 70.7% | -3.0pp |
| 745 | West Burlington Elem School West Burlington · West Burlington Ind School District | Elementary | 70.7% | -3.0pp |
| 746 | Alta-Aurelia High School Alta · Alta-Aurelia Comm School District | High | 70.6% | -3.1pp |
| 747 | Mason City High School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | High | 70.6% | -3.1pp |
| 748 | Boone Middle School Boone · Boone Comm School District | Middle | 70.5% | -3.2pp |
| 749 | Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School Estherville · Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District | Middle | 70.4% | -3.3pp |
| 750 | Hubbell Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 70.4% | -3.3pp |
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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.