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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Thomas Jefferson High School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | High | 49.6% | -24.1pp |
| 1052 | Seymour High School Seymour · Seymour Comm School District | High | 49.5% | -24.2pp |
| 1053 | James Wilson Grimes School Burlington · Burlington Comm School District | Elementary | 49.4% | -24.3pp |
| 1054 | Studebaker Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.2% | -24.5pp |
| 1055 | Adams Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 1056 | Cattell Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 1057 | Lincoln Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 49.0% | -24.7pp |
| 1058 | Moulton-Udell High School Moulton · Moulton-Udell Comm School District | High | 48.7% | -25.0pp |
| 1059 | Lincoln High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 48.5% | -25.2pp |
| 1060 | Longfellow Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 48.5% | -25.2pp |
| 1061 | Demoney Elementary Estherville · Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District | Elementary | 48.0% | -25.7pp |
| 1062 | West High School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | High | 48.0% | -25.7pp |
| 1063 | Wilson Middle School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Middle | 47.1% | -26.6pp |
| 1064 | Highland Elementary School Waterloo · Waterloo Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 1065 | Kirkwood Elementary School Coralville · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 1066 | Samuelson Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 1067 | Williams Middle School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Middle | 47.0% | -26.7pp |
| 1068 | Wright Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 46.6% | -27.1pp |
| 1069 | Oelwein Online School Oelwein · Oelwein Comm School District | Combined | 46.5% | -27.2pp |
| 1070 | Storm Lake High School Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | High | 46.1% | -27.6pp |
| 1071 | Rue Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 45.9% | -27.8pp |
| 1072 | Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 1073 | Cleveland Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 1074 | Laurens-Marathon Elementary School Laurens · Laurens-Marathon Comm School District | Elementary | 45.8% | -27.9pp |
| 1075 | Findley Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.5% | -28.2pp |
| 1076 | Butler Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -28.3pp |
| 1077 | East High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 45.4% | -28.3pp |
| 1078 | Phillips Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 45.4% | -28.3pp |
| 1079 | North High School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | High | 45.3% | -28.4pp |
| 1080 | Hiatt Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 45.2% | -28.5pp |
| 1081 | Iowa Virtual Academy Guttenberg · Clayton Ridge Comm School District | Combined | 45.2% | -28.5pp |
| 1082 | Duncombe Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 45.1% | -28.6pp |
| 1083 | Stowe Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 44.8% | -28.9pp |
| 1084 | Moulton Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 44.5% | -29.2pp |
| 1085 | James Elementary School Ottumwa · Ottumwa Comm School District | Elementary | 44.4% | -29.3pp |
| 1086 | Goodrell Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 44.3% | -29.4pp |
| 1087 | Briggs Elementary School Maquoketa · Maquoketa Comm School District | Elementary | 44.2% | -29.5pp |
| 1088 | Hoyt Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 43.9% | -29.8pp |
| 1089 | Capitol View Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -29.9pp |
| 1090 | Oak Park Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.8% | -29.9pp |
| 1091 | Audubon Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -30.2pp |
| 1092 | Hayes Elementary School Davenport · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 43.5% | -30.2pp |
| 1093 | Hillis Elementary School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 43.4% | -30.3pp |
| 1094 | Rogers Elementary School Marshalltown · Marshalltown Comm School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -30.5pp |
| 1095 | Storm Lake Elementary Storm Lake · Storm Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 43.2% | -30.5pp |
| 1096 | Harding Middle School Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Middle | 42.1% | -31.6pp |
| 1097 | Horizon Science Academy Des Moines Des Moines · Charter Organization: Concept Schools | Elementary | 41.9% | -31.8pp |
| 1098 | Van Buren Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 41.9% | -31.8pp |
| 1099 | Howe Elementary Des Moines · Des Moines Independent Comm School District | Elementary | 41.7% | -32.0pp |
| 1100 | Cooper Elementary School Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge Comm School District | Elementary | 41.5% | -32.2pp |
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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.