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171
Winterset Senior High School
Public
9-12
720 Husky Dr
Winterset
50273
Madison County
Winterset Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 462-3320
565
36
15.7
35.0%
532 (94.2%)
2 (0.4%)
16 (2.8%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.8%)
$14,615
$252
$14,364
55.5
64
114
57
190306000004
172
AGWSR High School
Public
9-12
918 4th Avenue
Ackley
50601
Hardin County
AGWSR Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 847-2633
192
16
11.7
35.4%
166 (86.5%)
1 (0.5%)
20 (10.4%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.6%)
$20,042
$557
$19,486
55
60.7
131
41
191464000872
173
Indianola High School
Public
9-12
1304 E 1st
Indianola
50125
Warren County
Indianola Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 961-9510
1,120
63
17.6
25.3%
991 (88.5%)
14 (1.3%)
60 (5.4%)
10 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
43 (3.8%)
$12,807
$292
$12,516
54.4
60
133
40
191366001963
174
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School
Public
9-12
300 N 8th Ave W
Hartley
51346
O'Brien County
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 928-3406
203
19
10.6
47.3%
159 (78.3%)
6 (3.0%)
34 (16.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.0%)
$33,752
$177
$33,576
54.2
80.9
34
140
190575000177
175
North Iowa High School
Public
9-12
111 3rd Ave NW
Buffalo Center
50424
Winnebago County
North Iowa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 562-2525
117
11
10.7
42.7%
98 (83.8%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (14.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
$17,022
$541
$16,481
53.5
33.2
257
82
190654000250
176
John F Kennedy High School
Public
9-12
4545 Wenig RD NE
Cedar Rapids
52405
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 558-2251
1,714
96
17.7
31.3%
1,272 (74.2%)
152 (8.9%)
106 (6.2%)
47 (2.7%)
4 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
129 (7.5%)
$14,742
$564
$14,177
53.3
53.6
170
6
190345000785
177
North Butler Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
201 N 5th St
Greene
50636
Butler County
North Butler Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 816-5631
271
24
11.2
24.7%
256 (94.5%)
1 (0.4%)
5 (1.8%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
$16,937
$247
$16,689
52.6
67.6
98
79
192750001607
178
West Central Valley High School
Public
9-12
3299 White Pole Rd
Stuart
50250
Guthrie County
West Central Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 523-1313
268
23
11.6
38.8%
231 (86.2%)
1 (0.4%)
22 (8.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.5%)
$16,199
$995
$15,205
52.5
53.9
166
12
190462000124
179
Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
610 13th Ave South
Belle Plaine
52208
Benton County
Belle Plaine Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 444-3720
193
20
9.7
34.7%
182 (94.3%)
3 (1.6%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.6%)
$15,770
$267
$15,504
52.5
58.8
140
39
190468000130
180
Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
411 10th Ave NE
Belmond
50421
Wright County
Belmond-Klemme Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 444-4300
328
26
12.4
48.8%
228 (69.5%)
3 (0.9%)
94 (28.7%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
$14,958
$237
$14,719
52.1
37.9
241
61
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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.
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