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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Jackson Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 55.3% | -18.4pp |
| 1002 | Saydel High School Des Moines · Saydel Comm School District | High | 55.3% | -18.4pp |
| 1003 | Brody Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 54.9% | -18.8pp |
| 1004 | Clarke Community Elementary School Osceola · Clarke Comm School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -18.8pp |
| 1005 | Cora B Darling Elementary Postville · Postville Comm School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -18.8pp |
| 1006 | Garfield Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 54.9% | -18.8pp |
| 1007 | Willard Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 54.7% | -19.0pp |
| 1008 | Jackson Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 54.6% | -19.1pp |
| 1009 | Blakesburg Elementary Blakesburg · Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD | Elementary | 54.5% | -19.2pp |
| 1010 | Grant Wood Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 54.4% | -19.3pp |
| 1011 | Iowa Connections Academy Elementary Anita · CAM Comm School District | Elementary | 54.0% | -19.7pp |
| 1012 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 54.0% | -19.7pp |
| 1013 | Washington High School Washington · Washington Comm School District | High | 53.9% | -19.8pp |
| 1014 | Alexander Elementary Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 53.8% | -19.9pp |
| 1015 | Harris-Lake Park Elementary School Lake Park · Harris-Lake Park Comm School District | Elementary | 53.8% | -19.9pp |
| 1016 | Jefferson Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Comm School District | Elementary | 53.8% | -19.9pp |
| 1017 | Moulton Elementary School Moulton · Moulton-Udell Comm School District | Elementary | 53.8% | -19.9pp |
| 1018 | Inman Elementary School Red Oak · Red Oak Comm School District | Elementary | 53.5% | -20.2pp |
| 1019 | Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine · Muscatine Comm School District | Elementary | 53.3% | -20.4pp |
| 1020 | Madison Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1021 | Roosevelt Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 53.1% | -20.6pp |
| 1022 | Wilson Elementary School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | Elementary | 53.0% | -20.7pp |
| 1023 | South Union Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 52.9% | -20.8pp |
| 1024 | Camanche Elementary Camanche · Camanche Comm School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1025 | Truman Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 52.8% | -20.9pp |
| 1026 | George Washington Carver Academy Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Middle | 52.7% | -21.0pp |
| 1027 | Lamoni Elementary School Lamoni · Lamoni Comm School District | Elementary | 52.7% | -21.0pp |
| 1028 | Liberty Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 52.3% | -21.4pp |
| 1029 | Hoover Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 52.2% | -21.5pp |
| 1030 | Aldo Leopold Intermediate School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Middle | 52.1% | -21.6pp |
| 1031 | Lowell Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 52.1% | -21.6pp |
| 1032 | Crestview School of Inquiry Clive · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 51.9% | -21.8pp |
| 1033 | Lenihan Intermediate School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Middle | 51.9% | -21.8pp |
| 1034 | Irving Elementary School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Elementary | 51.8% | -21.9pp |
| 1035 | Essex Elementary School Essex · Essex Comm School District | Elementary | 51.5% | -22.2pp |
| 1036 | Mason City Virtual Academy Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | High | 51.5% | -22.2pp |
| 1037 | West Liberty Elementary School West Liberty · West Liberty Comm School District | Elementary | 51.4% | -22.3pp |
| 1038 | Callanan Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 51.3% | -22.4pp |
| 1039 | Central Middle School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Middle | 51.3% | -22.4pp |
| 1040 | Morris Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 51.2% | -22.5pp |
| 1041 | Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond · Belmond-Klemme Comm School District | Elementary | 51.1% | -22.6pp |
| 1042 | Fred Becker Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 50.8% | -22.9pp |
| 1043 | Hoover High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 50.8% | -22.9pp |
| 1044 | Weeks Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 50.7% | -23.0pp |
| 1045 | River Woods Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -23.2pp |
| 1046 | Storm Lake Middle School Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | Middle | 50.5% | -23.2pp |
| 1047 | Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 50.4% | -23.3pp |
| 1048 | Virtual Campus Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 50.2% | -23.5pp |
| 1049 | Dubuque Online School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | High | 50.0% | -23.7pp |
| 1050 | McKinley Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.6% | -24.1pp |
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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.