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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | South Tama County Elementary School Tama · South Tama County | Elementary | 66.7% | -7.0pp |
| 852 | South Tama County Middle School Toledo · South Tama County | Middle | 66.7% | -7.0pp |
| 853 | Winterset Elementary School Winterset · Winterset Comm School District | Elementary | 66.7% | -7.0pp |
| 854 | Starmont Elementary School Arlington · Starmont Comm School District | Elementary | 66.6% | -7.1pp |
| 855 | Gerald W Kirn Middle School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Middle | 66.5% | -7.2pp |
| 856 | Helen Lemme Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 66.5% | -7.2pp |
| 857 | Durant Junior/Senior High School Durant · Durant Comm School District | High | 66.4% | -7.3pp |
| 858 | West Willow Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 66.4% | -7.3pp |
| 859 | Buford Garner Elementary North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 860 | Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger · Graettinger-Terril Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 861 | New London Jr-Sr High School New London · New London Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 862 | Newell-Fonda High School Newell · Newell-Fonda Comm School District | High | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 863 | Winfield Elementary School Winfield · Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District | Elementary | 66.3% | -7.4pp |
| 864 | Carson Elementary Carson · Riverside Comm School District | Elementary | 66.1% | -7.6pp |
| 865 | Schuler Elementary School Atlantic · Atlantic Comm School District | Elementary | 66.1% | -7.6pp |
| 866 | North Hill Elementary School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Elementary | 66.0% | -7.7pp |
| 867 | Sunnyside Elementary School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Elementary | 65.8% | -7.9pp |
| 868 | Wilder Elementary School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Elementary | 65.8% | -7.9pp |
| 869 | Erskine Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 65.7% | -8.0pp |
| 870 | Loess Hills Elementary SIOUX CITY · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 65.7% | -8.0pp |
| 871 | United Community School Boone · United Comm School District | Elementary | 65.6% | -8.1pp |
| 872 | Woodbine High School Woodbine · Woodbine Comm School District | High | 65.6% | -8.1pp |
| 873 | Woodbury Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 65.6% | -8.1pp |
| 874 | Hawthorne Elementary School Keokuk · Keokuk Comm School District | Elementary | 65.5% | -8.2pp |
| 875 | Norman Borlaug Elementary School Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 65.4% | -8.3pp |
| 876 | Washington Elementary School Atlantic · Atlantic Comm School District | Elementary | 65.4% | -8.3pp |
| 877 | Central Elementary School Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 65.3% | -8.4pp |
| 878 | Grant Wood Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 65.3% | -8.4pp |
| 879 | South Tama County High School Tama · South Tama County | High | 65.3% | -8.4pp |
| 880 | Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | High | 65.2% | -8.5pp |
| 881 | Anamosa High School Anamosa · Anamosa Comm School District | High | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 882 | Berg Middle School Newton · Newton Comm School District | Middle | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 883 | George Washington Middle School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 884 | Titan Hill Intermediate School Council Bluffs · Lewis Central Comm School District | Elementary | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 885 | Western Hills Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 64.9% | -8.8pp |
| 886 | Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Middle | 64.7% | -9.0pp |
| 887 | ICCSD Online Learning Program IOWA CITY · Iowa City Comm School District | Combined | 64.6% | -9.1pp |
| 888 | McKinley Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 64.6% | -9.1pp |
| 889 | Bryant Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 64.5% | -9.2pp |
| 890 | McKinley STEAM Academy Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Middle | 64.5% | -9.2pp |
| 891 | Sudlow Middle School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Middle | 64.5% | -9.2pp |
| 892 | West Middle School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Middle | 64.4% | -9.3pp |
| 893 | Franklin Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.4pp |
| 894 | Harrison Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.4pp |
| 895 | Edward Stone Middle School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Middle | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 896 | Fisher Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 897 | North Cedar Jr/Sr High School Clarence · North Cedar Comm School District | High | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 898 | Northwood-Kensett Elementary Northwood · Northwood-Kensett Comm School District | Elementary | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 899 | West Liberty High School West Liberty · West Liberty Comm School District | High | 64.2% | -9.5pp |
| 900 | Roosevelt Elementary School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Elementary | 64.1% | -9.6pp |
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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.