Best High Schools in Iowa

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISASP test scores by the Iowa Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 338)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
199901702060	141	PCM High School	Public	9-12	400 East Highway 163	Monroe	50170	Jasper County	PCM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 994-8222	357	25	14.2	21.3%	337 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,660			$359			$13,301	61.1	64.9	109	32
191050000670	142	Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Public	7-12	403 W Union	Edgewood	52042	Clayton County	Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 928-6412	207	19	10.6	33.3%	196 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,269			$167			$14,102	61	50.8	182	40
191269000767	143	Glenwood Senior High School	Public	9-12	504 East Sharp Street	Glenwood	51534	Mills County	Glenwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 527-4897	600	37	16	35.2%	542 (90.3%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,600			$303			$13,297	60.6	53.4	172	29
191824001046	144	East Mills Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1505 E 15th Street	Malvern	51551	Mills County	East Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 624-8645	215	18	11.7	35.8%	194 (90.2%)	4 (1.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$17,336			$249			$17,088	60.6	64.7	110	34
190633000218	145	Carroll High School	Public	9-12	2809 N Grant Rd	Carroll	51401	Carroll County	Carroll Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 792-8010	544	36	15	28.7%	481 (88.4%)	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$13,548			$346			$13,203	60.3	74.5	58	87
193201001868	146	Woodward-Granger High School	Public	9-12	306 W 3rd St	Woodward	50276	Dallas County	Woodward-Granger Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 438-2115	260	21	12.5	18.1%	247 (95.0%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$21,963			$616			$21,347	60.1	75.1	55	91
191653000988	147	Le Mars High School	Public	9-12	921 3rd Ave SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 546-4153	675	40	16.8	29.6%	507 (75.1%)	27 (4.0%)	100 (14.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	24 (3.6%)	$12,909			$311			$12,598	59.8	72.1	74	73
190957000628	148	Boyer Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1102 Iowa Ave	Dunlap	51529	Harrison County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 643-2258	220	15	14.3	40.5%	198 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,318			$543			$13,775	59.7	62.5	124	24
190891000508	149	Denison High School	Public	9-12	819 N 16th St	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 263-3101	786	45	17.6	58.8%	255 (32.4%)	21 (2.7%)	486 (61.8%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,297			$313			$11,984	59.7	65.2	108	41
190002700260	150	Riverside Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	18997 Hwy 59	Oakland	51560	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 484-2291	359	22	16.4	35.7%	316 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,392			$196			$14,197	59.7	54.4	165	15

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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