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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Chariton High School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | High | 68.4% | -5.3pp |
| 802 | Prairie Crest Elementary Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | Elementary | 68.4% | -5.3pp |
| 803 | Ernest Horn Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 68.3% | -5.4pp |
| 804 | Irving Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 68.3% | -5.4pp |
| 805 | Northwest Elementary School Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 68.3% | -5.4pp |
| 806 | Cardinal Elementary Eldon · Cardinal Comm School District | Elementary | 68.2% | -5.5pp |
| 807 | Longfellow Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 68.1% | -5.6pp |
| 808 | Longfellow Elementary School Belle Plaine · Belle Plaine Comm School District | Elementary | 68.1% | -5.6pp |
| 809 | Marnie Simons Elementary School Hamburg · Hamburg Comm School District | Elementary | 68.1% | -5.6pp |
| 810 | AGWSR Elementary School Ackley · AGWSR Comm School District | Elementary | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 811 | Evans Junior High School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | High | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 812 | Feelhaver Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 813 | Murray Jr/Sr High Murray · Murray Comm School District | High | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 814 | Sageville Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 815 | Washington Middle School Washington · Washington Comm School District | Middle | 68.0% | -5.7pp |
| 816 | Clark Elementary School New London · New London Comm School District | Elementary | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 817 | Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville · Clarksville Comm School District | Elementary | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 818 | Eldora-New Providence Elementary School Eldora · Eldora-New Providence Comm School District | Elementary | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 819 | Grant Elementary School Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 820 | J C Hoglan Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 821 | Ottumwa High School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | High | 67.9% | -5.8pp |
| 822 | Clinton Middle School Clinton · Clinton Comm School District | Middle | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 823 | Eisenhower Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 824 | Greenwood Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 825 | Lambert Elementary School Manchester · West Delaware County Comm School District | Elementary | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 826 | South Hardin Middle School Hubbard · Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District | Middle | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 827 | West Central PK - 8 School Maynard · West Central Comm School District | Elementary | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 828 | West Sioux Middle School Hawarden · West Sioux Comm School District | Middle | 67.8% | -5.9pp |
| 829 | John Adams Middle School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Middle | 67.7% | -6.0pp |
| 830 | Linn Grove Elementary School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 67.7% | -6.0pp |
| 831 | Pence Elementary Fairfield · Fairfield Comm School District | Elementary | 67.7% | -6.0pp |
| 832 | Lincoln Intermediate Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Middle | 67.6% | -6.1pp |
| 833 | Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center Douds · Van Buren County Comm School District | Elementary | 67.6% | -6.1pp |
| 834 | Charles City High School Charles City · Charles City Comm School District | High | 67.5% | -6.2pp |
| 835 | Valley High School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | High | 67.5% | -6.2pp |
| 836 | AGWSR High School Ackley · AGWSR Comm School District | High | 67.4% | -6.3pp |
| 837 | West High School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | High | 67.4% | -6.3pp |
| 838 | Emerson Elementary School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Elementary | 67.3% | -6.4pp |
| 839 | Garfield Elementary School Clarinda · Clarinda Comm School District | Elementary | 67.3% | -6.4pp |
| 840 | Red Oak Junior/Senior High School Red Oak · Red Oak Comm School District | High | 67.3% | -6.4pp |
| 841 | Sigourney Elementary Sigourney · Sigourney Comm School District | Elementary | 67.3% | -6.4pp |
| 842 | Murray Elementary School Murray · Murray Comm School District | Elementary | 67.2% | -6.5pp |
| 843 | Pleasantville High School Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District | High | 67.1% | -6.6pp |
| 844 | Tripoli Elementary School Tripoli · Tripoli Comm School District | Elementary | 67.1% | -6.6pp |
| 845 | Iowa Connections Academy High School Anita · CAM Comm School District | High | 67.0% | -6.7pp |
| 846 | Keokuk High School Keokuk · Keokuk Comm School District | High | 67.0% | -6.7pp |
| 847 | Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Fort Madison · Fort Madison Comm School District | High | 66.8% | -6.9pp |
| 848 | Roosevelt High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 66.8% | -6.9pp |
| 849 | Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School Charter Oak · Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District | Elementary | 66.7% | -7.0pp |
| 850 | Midland Elementary Oxford Junction · Midland Comm School District | Elementary | 66.7% | -7.0pp |
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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.