Iowa schools ranked by test score
Latest ISASP year (2024-25). 893 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 67.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Excelsior Middle School Marion · Linn-Mar Comm School District | Middle | 72.6% | +5.3pp |
| 352 | Knoxville Middle School Knoxville · Knoxville Comm School District | Middle | 72.6% | +5.3pp |
| 353 | Liberty High School North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | High | 72.6% | +5.3pp |
| 354 | South O'Brien Secondary School Paullina · South O'Brien Comm School District | High | 72.6% | +5.3pp |
| 355 | Spencer Middle School Spencer · Spencer Comm School District | Middle | 72.6% | +5.3pp |
| 356 | Central Lee Middle School Donnellson · Central Lee Comm School District | Middle | 72.5% | +5.2pp |
| 357 | Lincoln Center Albia · Albia Comm School District | Elementary | 72.5% | +5.2pp |
| 358 | Norwalk Senior High School Norwalk · Norwalk Comm School District | High | 72.3% | +5.0pp |
| 359 | Chariton High School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | High | 72.2% | +4.9pp |
| 360 | Harris-Lake Park High School Lake Park · Harris-Lake Park Comm School District | High | 72.2% | +4.9pp |
| 361 | South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian · South Winneshiek Comm School District | Middle | 72.2% | +4.9pp |
| 362 | West Central Valley High School Stuart · West Central Valley Comm School District | High | 72.2% | +4.9pp |
| 363 | Anamosa High School Anamosa · Anamosa Comm School District | High | 72.1% | +4.8pp |
| 364 | Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls Comm School District | High | 72.1% | +4.8pp |
| 365 | Keokuk Middle School Keokuk · Keokuk Comm School District | Middle | 72.1% | +4.8pp |
| 366 | Van Buren County Community Middle & High School Keosauqua · Van Buren County Comm School District | High | 72.1% | +4.8pp |
| 367 | West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School West Burlington · West Burlington Ind School District | High | 72.1% | +4.8pp |
| 368 | Drexler Middle School Farley · Western Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 72.0% | +4.7pp |
| 369 | Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 72.0% | +4.7pp |
| 370 | Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School Lone Tree · Lone Tree Comm School District | High | 72.0% | +4.7pp |
| 371 | Harlan High School Harlan · Harlan Comm School District | High | 71.9% | +4.6pp |
| 372 | Hudson Elementary School Hudson · Hudson Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +4.6pp |
| 373 | Orchard Hill Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 71.9% | +4.6pp |
| 374 | Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo · Davenport Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 375 | Hoover Elementary School Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 376 | Maple Grove Elementary School West Des Moines · Waukee Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 377 | New Hampton High School New Hampton · New Hampton Comm School District | High | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 378 | North Scott High School Eldridge · North Scott Comm School District | High | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 379 | Southdale Elementary School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 380 | Urbandale High School Urbandale · Urbandale Comm School District | High | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 381 | Van Allen Elementary School Chariton · Chariton Comm School District | Elementary | 71.8% | +4.5pp |
| 382 | Ballard High School Huxley · Ballard Comm School District | High | 71.7% | +4.4pp |
| 383 | Earlham Elementary School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | Elementary | 71.7% | +4.4pp |
| 384 | Irving Elementary School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Elementary | 71.6% | +4.3pp |
| 385 | East Middle School Sioux City · Sioux City Comm School District | Middle | 71.4% | +4.1pp |
| 386 | Hinton Intermediate School Hinton · Hinton Comm School District | Middle | 71.4% | +4.1pp |
| 387 | Maple Grove Elementary Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 71.4% | +4.1pp |
| 388 | North Iowa High School Buffalo Center · North Iowa Comm School District | High | 71.4% | +4.1pp |
| 389 | West Branch Middle School West Branch · West Branch Comm School District | Middle | 71.4% | +4.1pp |
| 390 | Aplington Elementary School Aplington · Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District | Elementary | 71.2% | +3.9pp |
| 391 | Boyden-Hull High School Hull · Boyden-Hull Comm School District | High | 71.2% | +3.9pp |
| 392 | Edgewood-Colesburg High School Edgewood · Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District | High | 71.2% | +3.9pp |
| 393 | Sioux Central High School Sioux Rapids · Sioux Central Comm School District | High | 71.2% | +3.9pp |
| 394 | South Central Calhoun Middle School Rockwell City · South Central Calhoun Comm School District | Middle | 71.2% | +3.9pp |
| 395 | Earlham Middle School Earlham · Earlham Comm School District | Middle | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
| 396 | Fairfield High School Fairfield · Fairfield Comm School District | High | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
| 397 | Highland High School Riverside · Highland Comm School District | High | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
| 398 | Prairie High School Cedar Rapids · College Comm School District | High | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
| 399 | Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School Sibley · Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District | Middle | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
| 400 | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School Sumner · Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District | High | 71.1% | +3.8pp |
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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 Science 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.