Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 893 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 67.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Goodrell Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 45.7% | -21.6pp |
| 802 | Edison Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -21.8pp |
| 803 | McKinley Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -21.8pp |
| 804 | Burlington Community High School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | High | 45.4% | -21.9pp |
| 805 | Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -22.1pp |
| 806 | Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 45.2% | -22.1pp |
| 807 | Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Middle | 45.0% | -22.3pp |
| 808 | Madison Elementary School Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 44.9% | -22.4pp |
| 809 | Jackson Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -22.7pp |
| 810 | Lowell Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 44.6% | -22.7pp |
| 811 | Saydel High School Des Moines · Saydel Comm School District | High | 44.5% | -22.8pp |
| 812 | IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning Shenandoah · Shenandoah Comm School District | Combined | 44.4% | -22.9pp |
| 813 | Windsor Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -22.9pp |
| 814 | Hoover Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -23.1pp |
| 815 | Iowa Connections Academy High School Anita · CAM Comm School District | High | 44.0% | -23.3pp |
| 816 | Wright Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 43.6% | -23.7pp |
| 817 | Longfellow Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 43.1% | -24.2pp |
| 818 | Liberty Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 42.9% | -24.4pp |
| 819 | Aldo Leopold Intermediate School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Middle | 42.6% | -24.7pp |
| 820 | Lenihan Intermediate School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Middle | 42.6% | -24.7pp |
| 821 | Carter Lake Elementary School Carter Lake · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 42.4% | -24.9pp |
| 822 | Weeks Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 42.4% | -24.9pp |
| 823 | Garfield Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 42.3% | -25.0pp |
| 824 | North High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 42.1% | -25.2pp |
| 825 | Willard Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -25.4pp |
| 826 | Hunt Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -25.6pp |
| 827 | Maquoketa Community High School Maquoketa · Maquoketa Comm School District | High | 41.7% | -25.6pp |
| 828 | Highland Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -25.8pp |
| 829 | Alexander Elementary Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 41.4% | -25.9pp |
| 830 | East High School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | High | 41.3% | -26.0pp |
| 831 | Grant Wood Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 40.9% | -26.4pp |
| 832 | Iowa Connections Academy Elementary Anita · CAM Comm School District | Elementary | 40.6% | -26.7pp |
| 833 | Hoover High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 39.9% | -27.4pp |
| 834 | South Union Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 39.7% | -27.6pp |
| 835 | West High School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | High | 39.6% | -27.7pp |
| 836 | Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond · Belmond-Klemme Comm School District | Elementary | 39.2% | -28.1pp |
| 837 | Lincoln High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 38.9% | -28.4pp |
| 838 | Morris Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 38.9% | -28.4pp |
| 839 | Briggs Elementary School Maquoketa · Maquoketa Comm School District | Elementary | 38.7% | -28.6pp |
| 840 | Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 38.6% | -28.7pp |
| 841 | Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -29.0pp |
| 842 | Van Buren Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 38.3% | -29.0pp |
| 843 | Moulton Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 38.1% | -29.2pp |
| 844 | Virtual Campus Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 37.9% | -29.4pp |
| 845 | East High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 37.6% | -29.7pp |
| 846 | Storm Lake Middle School Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | Middle | 37.4% | -29.9pp |
| 847 | Hiatt Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 37.3% | -30.0pp |
| 848 | Cooper Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 37.2% | -30.1pp |
| 849 | Thomas Jefferson High School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | High | 37.1% | -30.2pp |
| 850 | Storm Lake High School Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | High | 37.0% | -30.3pp |
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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 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.