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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | West Hancock Middle School Kanawha · West Hancock Comm School District | Middle | 79.3% | +5.6pp |
| 402 | Bedford Elementary School Bedford · Bedford Comm School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.5pp |
| 403 | Madison Elementary School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.5pp |
| 404 | Ogden Middle School Ogden · Ogden Comm School District | Middle | 79.2% | +5.5pp |
| 405 | Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District | High | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 406 | Emmetsburg Middle School Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg Comm School District | Middle | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 407 | Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School Marengo · Iowa Valley Comm School District | High | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 408 | Keota Elementary School Keota · Keota Comm School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 409 | Lincoln Elementary School Iowa City · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 410 | Starmont Middle School Arlington · Starmont Comm School District | Middle | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 411 | Washington High School Cherokee · Cherokee Comm School District | High | 79.1% | +5.4pp |
| 412 | Cascade Junior-Senior High School Cascade · Western Dubuque Comm School District | High | 79.0% | +5.3pp |
| 413 | City View High Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | High | 79.0% | +5.3pp |
| 414 | Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School Glidden · Glidden-Ralston Comm School District | High | 79.0% | +5.3pp |
| 415 | Southeast Polk Middle School Altoona · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Middle | 79.0% | +5.3pp |
| 416 | Central Lee Elementary School Donnellson · Central Lee Comm School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 417 | Clear Creek Amana High School Tiffin · Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | High | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 418 | Janesville Junior-Senior High School Janesville · Janesville Consolidated School District | High | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 419 | North Butler Elementary Allison · North Butler Comm School District | Elementary | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 420 | Sioux Center Middle School Sioux Center · Sioux Center Comm School District | Middle | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 421 | Sioux Central Middle School Sioux Rapids · Sioux Central Comm School District | Middle | 78.9% | +5.2pp |
| 422 | Beaver Creek Elementary School Johnston · Johnston Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 423 | Heritage Elementary Ankeny · Ankeny Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 424 | Schleswig Elementary School Schleswig · Schleswig Comm School District | Elementary | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 425 | Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Sibley · Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District | High | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 426 | South Winneshiek High School Calmar · South Winneshiek Comm School District | High | 78.8% | +5.1pp |
| 427 | Christine Grant Elementary North Liberty · Iowa City Comm School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +5.0pp |
| 428 | Readlyn Elementary School Readlyn · Wapsie Valley Comm School District | Elementary | 78.7% | +5.0pp |
| 429 | Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School Dubuque · Dubuque Comm School District | Middle | 78.6% | +4.9pp |
| 430 | Highland High School Riverside · Highland Comm School District | High | 78.6% | +4.9pp |
| 431 | Lincoln Elementary School Pella · Pella Comm School District | Elementary | 78.6% | +4.9pp |
| 432 | Denison High School Denison · Denison Comm School District | High | 78.5% | +4.8pp |
| 433 | Newell-Fonda Middle School Newell · Newell-Fonda Comm School District | Middle | 78.5% | +4.8pp |
| 434 | North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School New Sharon · North Mahaska Comm School District | High | 78.5% | +4.8pp |
| 435 | Taft Middle School Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Middle | 78.5% | +4.8pp |
| 436 | West Branch High School West Branch · West Branch Comm School District | High | 78.5% | +4.8pp |
| 437 | Carlisle Elementary School Carlisle · Carlisle Comm School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 438 | Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt · Central DeWitt School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 439 | Southeast Warren Primary Milo · Southeast Warren Comm School District | Elementary | 78.4% | +4.7pp |
| 440 | Eagle Heights Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 441 | Four Mile Elementary Pleasant Hill · Southeast Polk Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 442 | Janesville Elementary School Janesville · Janesville Consolidated School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 443 | Lewis Central Senior High School Council Bluffs · Lewis Central Comm School District | High | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 444 | Lisbon Elementary School Lisbon · Lisbon Comm School District | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 445 | Spirit Lake Middle School Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake Comm School District | Middle | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 446 | Van Buren County Community Middle & High School Keosauqua · Van Buren County Comm School District | High | 78.3% | +4.6pp |
| 447 | Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center Calamus · Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 448 | Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls · Cedar Falls Comm School District | High | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 449 | English Valleys Jr-Sr High School North English · English Valleys Comm School District | High | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
| 450 | Jefferson Elementary School Mason City · Mason City Comm School District | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.5pp |
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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.