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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Woodbury Central Middle School Moville · Woodbury Central Comm School District | Middle | 82.9% | +9.2pp |
| 252 | Central DeWitt High School De Witt · Central DeWitt School District | High | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 253 | IKM-Manning High School Manning · IKM-Manning Comm School District | High | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 254 | Johnston Senior High School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | High | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 255 | North Iowa Middle School Buffalo Center · North Iowa Comm School District | Middle | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 256 | Peosta Elementary School Peosta · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 257 | St Ansgar High School St Ansgar · St Ansgar Comm School District | High | 82.8% | +9.1pp |
| 258 | Clear Lake High School Clear Lake · Clear Lake Comm School District | High | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 259 | Drexler Middle School Farley · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 260 | Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School Garner · Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District | Elementary | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 261 | Northwest High School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | High | 82.7% | +9.0pp |
| 262 | Earlham Senior High School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | High | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 263 | Humboldt High School Humboldt · Humboldt Comm School District | High | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 264 | Keota High School Keota · Keota Comm School District | High | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 265 | Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully · Lynnville-Sully Comm School District | Elementary | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 266 | Valley Elementary School Elgin · North Fayette Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 82.6% | +8.9pp |
| 267 | Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | Elementary | 82.5% | +8.8pp |
| 268 | Madrid Elementary School Madrid · Madrid Comm School District | Elementary | 82.4% | +8.7pp |
| 269 | East Campus Elementary School Waukon · Allamakee Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 270 | Interstate 35 Elementary School Truro · Interstate 35 Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 271 | Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School Letts · Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District | High | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 272 | Novak Elementary School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 273 | Osage Middle School Osage · Osage Comm School District | Middle | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 274 | Prairie Hill Elementary School Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 275 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School Sergeant Bluff · Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 276 | Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School Waverly · Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District | High | 82.3% | +8.6pp |
| 277 | AHSTW Intermediate School Avoca · AHSTW Comm School District | Middle | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 278 | Carver Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 279 | MFL MarMac High School Monona · MFL MarMac Comm School District | High | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 280 | Rock Valley Elementary School Rock Valley · Rock Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.5pp |
| 281 | Rock Run Elementary Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 82.1% | +8.4pp |
| 282 | Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School Waverly · Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District | Middle | 82.1% | +8.4pp |
| 283 | Clarinda High School Clarinda · Clarinda Comm School District | High | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 284 | Franklin Elementary School Le Mars · Le Mars Comm School District | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 285 | Orchard Hill Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 286 | Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School Corydon · Wayne Comm School District | High | 82.0% | +8.3pp |
| 287 | Ballard High School Huxley · Ballard Comm School District | High | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 288 | Fellows Elementary School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 289 | Indianola Middle School Indianola · Indianola Comm School District | Middle | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 290 | Okoboji Elementary School Milford · Okoboji Comm School District | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.2pp |
| 291 | AHSTW High School Avoca · AHSTW Comm School District | High | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 292 | Algona Middle School Algona · Algona Comm School District | Middle | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 293 | Lewis Central Middle School Council Bluffs · Lewis Central Comm School District | Middle | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 294 | Urbandale High School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | High | 81.8% | +8.1pp |
| 295 | Bryant Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.0pp |
| 296 | Moville Elementary School Moville · Woodbury Central Comm School District | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.0pp |
| 297 | Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue · Bellevue Comm School District | Elementary | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 298 | Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School Maxwell · Collins-Maxwell Comm School District | High | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 299 | East Marshall Middle School Gilman · East Marshall Comm School District | Middle | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
| 300 | Schaller-Crestland Elementary Schaller · Schaller-Crestland Comm School District | Elementary | 81.6% | +7.9pp |
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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.