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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | West Lyon Junior High School Inwood · West Lyon Comm School District | Middle | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 352 | Woodward-Granger Middle School Woodward · Woodward-Granger Comm School District | Middle | 80.5% | +6.8pp |
| 353 | East Marshall Senior High School Le Grand · East Marshall Comm School District | High | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 354 | Jordan Creek Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 355 | Mediapolis Elementary School Mediapolis · Mediapolis Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 356 | Spirit Lake High School Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake Comm School District | High | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 357 | Tilford Elementary School Vinton · Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District | Elementary | 80.4% | +6.7pp |
| 358 | Carrie Lee Elementary Decorah · Decorah Community School District | Elementary | 80.3% | +6.6pp |
| 359 | Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School Early · Schaller-Crestland Comm School District | Middle | 80.3% | +6.6pp |
| 360 | IKM-Manning Middle School Manning · IKM-Manning Comm School District | Middle | 80.2% | +6.5pp |
| 361 | Vinton-Shellsburg High School Vinton · Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District | High | 80.2% | +6.5pp |
| 362 | Atlantic Middle School Atlantic · Atlantic Comm School District | Middle | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 363 | Forest City High School Forest City · Forest City Comm School District | High | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 364 | North Central Middle School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Middle | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 365 | Valley Southwoods West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | High | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 366 | Westridge Elementary West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.1% | +6.4pp |
| 367 | Ames Middle School Ames · Ames Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 368 | Crossroads Park Elementary School West Des Moines · West Des Moines Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 369 | Denison Middle School Denison · Denison Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 370 | Sugar Creek Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 371 | West Branch Middle School West Branch · West Branch Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 372 | West Marshall Elementary School State Center · West Marshall Comm School District | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 373 | Winterset Middle School Winterset · Winterset Comm School District | Middle | 80.0% | +6.3pp |
| 374 | Lawson Elementary School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 375 | Pleasantville Elementary Pleasantville · Pleasantville Comm School District | Elementary | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 376 | Rock Valley Middle School Rock Valley · Rock Valley Comm School District | Middle | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 377 | Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton · Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District | Middle | 79.9% | +6.2pp |
| 378 | Central DeWitt Intermediate School DeWitt · Central DeWitt School District | Middle | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 379 | Eason Elementary School Waukee · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 380 | North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden · North Cedar Comm School District | Elementary | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 381 | Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School Ida Grove · Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District | High | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 382 | South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian · South Winneshiek Comm School District | Middle | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 383 | West Harrison Middle School/High School Mondamin · West Harrison Comm School District | High | 79.8% | +6.1pp |
| 384 | Boyer Valley Middle/High School Dunlap · Boyer Valley Comm School District | High | 79.7% | +6.0pp |
| 385 | George-Little Rock Senior High School George · George-Little Rock Comm School District | High | 79.7% | +6.0pp |
| 386 | Highland Middle School Riverside · Highland Comm School District | Middle | 79.6% | +5.9pp |
| 387 | Kinsey Elementary School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | Elementary | 79.6% | +5.9pp |
| 388 | Mid-Prairie Middle School Kalona · Mid-Prairie Comm School District | Middle | 79.6% | +5.9pp |
| 389 | Remsen-Union Middle School Remsen · Remsen-Union Comm School District | Middle | 79.6% | +5.9pp |
| 390 | Edgewood-Colesburg High School Edgewood · Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District | High | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 391 | Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton · Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District | High | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 392 | Neil Armstrong Elementary School Eldridge · North Scott Comm School District | Elementary | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 393 | Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School Packwood · Pekin Comm School District | High | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 394 | Sioux Central High School Sioux Rapids · Sioux Central Comm School District | High | 79.5% | +5.8pp |
| 395 | Iowa Valley Elementary School Marengo · Iowa Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +5.7pp |
| 396 | Riverside Middle/Senior High School Oakland · Riverside Comm School District | High | 79.4% | +5.7pp |
| 397 | Springville Elementary School Springville · Springville Comm School District | Elementary | 79.4% | +5.7pp |
| 398 | Lamoni Middle School Lamoni · Lamoni Comm School District | Middle | 79.3% | +5.6pp |
| 399 | Mount Ayr Elementary Mount Ayr · Mount Ayr Comm School District | Elementary | 79.3% | +5.6pp |
| 400 | Tri-Center High School Neola · Tri-Center Comm School District | High | 79.3% | +5.6pp |
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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.