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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Washington Elementary School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon Comm School District | Elementary | 84.2% | +10.5pp |
| 202 | Solon Intermediate Solon · Solon Comm School District | Elementary | 84.1% | +10.4pp |
| 203 | Mount Ayr High School Mount Ayr · Mount Ayr Comm School District | High | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 204 | Spirit Lake Elementary School Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake Comm School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 205 | Union High School La Porte City · Union Comm School District | High | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 206 | Waukee Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.3pp |
| 207 | Madrid Junior High School Madrid · Madrid Comm School District | Middle | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 208 | Nevada Middle School Nevada · Nevada Comm School District | Middle | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 209 | Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School Churdan · Paton-Churdan Comm School District | High | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 210 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School Sergeant Bluff · Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District | High | 83.9% | +10.2pp |
| 211 | Earlham Elementary School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 212 | Forest City Middle School Forest City · Forest City Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 213 | Indian Hills Junior High School Clive · West Des Moines Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 214 | Lansing Middle School Lansing · Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | Middle | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 215 | Tripoli Middle/Sr High School Tripoli · Tripoli Comm School District | High | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 216 | Valerius Elementary School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.1pp |
| 217 | Meadow View Elementary Adel · Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.0pp |
| 218 | Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma · Montezuma Comm School District | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.0pp |
| 219 | Atkins Elementary School Atkins · Benton Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 220 | CAL Elementary School Latimer · CAL Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 221 | Harris-Lake Park High School Lake Park · Harris-Lake Park Comm School District | High | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 222 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School Radcliffe · Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 223 | Le Mars Middle School Le Mars · Le Mars Comm School District | Middle | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 224 | Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School Logan · Logan-Magnolia Comm School District | High | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 225 | Woodland Hills Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 83.6% | +9.9pp |
| 226 | Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School Aplington · Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District | Middle | 83.5% | +9.8pp |
| 227 | Hudson Elementary School Hudson · Hudson Comm School District | Elementary | 83.5% | +9.8pp |
| 228 | Brookview Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 83.4% | +9.7pp |
| 229 | Fairfield High School Fairfield · Fairfield Comm School District | High | 83.4% | +9.7pp |
| 230 | Westfield Elementary School Robins · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 83.4% | +9.7pp |
| 231 | Summit Middle School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Middle | 83.3% | +9.6pp |
| 232 | La Porte City Elementary School La Porte City · Union Comm School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.5pp |
| 233 | North Fayette Valley High School West Union · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | High | 83.2% | +9.5pp |
| 234 | North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman · North Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.5pp |
| 235 | Big Creek Elementary Polk City · North Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 236 | Lake Mills Senior High School Lake Mills · Lake Mills Comm School District | High | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 237 | Stanton Elementary School Stanton · Stanton Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 238 | Turkey Valley Elementary School Jackson Junction · Turkey Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 239 | Underwood Middle School Underwood · Underwood Comm School District | Middle | 83.1% | +9.4pp |
| 240 | Benton Community Middle School Van Horne · Benton Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 241 | Creston High School Creston · Creston Comm School District | High | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 242 | Harlan Community Middle School Harlan · Harlan Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 243 | Humboldt Middle School Humboldt · Humboldt Comm School District | Middle | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 244 | Northeast Elementary School Goose Lake · Northeast Comm School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 245 | Orchard Hills Elementary Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.3pp |
| 246 | Audubon Elementary School Audubon · Audubon Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 247 | Bowman Woods Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 248 | Kingsley Elementary School Kingsley · Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 249 | MMCRU Marcus Elementary Marcus · Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 250 | Monticello Middle School Monticello · Monticello Comm School District | Middle | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
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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.