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)
190606000206	151	Camanche High School	Public	9-12	937 9th Ave	Camanche	52730	Clinton County	Camanche Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 259-3008	319	27	11.6	31.3%	293 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,272			$66			$14,205	59.7	63	120	31
192124001275	152	Norwalk Senior High School	Public	9-12	1201 North Ave	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 981-4201	1,035	61	16.8	18.9%	894 (86.4%)	17 (1.6%)	58 (5.6%)	14 (1.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	$17,567			$242			$17,325	59.5	61.9	126	26
190507000154	153	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Public	9-12	1000 Grant St. North	Bondurant	50035	Polk County	Bondurant-Farrar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 957-8191	761	51	15	21.3%	650 (85.4%)	17 (2.2%)	49 (6.4%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	$12,930			$241			$12,689	59	56.9	156	3
193072001770	154	West Bend-Mallard High School	Public	9-12	300 3rd Ave SW	West Bend	50597	Palo Alto County	West Bend-Mallard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 887-7831	114	12	9.5	50.0%	102 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$17,499			$297			$17,200	58.9	38.9	236	82
191782001025	155	Louisa-Muscatine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14354 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 726-3421	361	27	13.4	42.4%	313 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,806			$347			$15,458	58.9	55.7	161	6
190717000333	156	Washington High School	Public	9-12	600 W Bluff St	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 225-6755	353	26	13.4	33.4%	302 (85.6%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.8%)	$14,371			$120			$14,251	58.3	74.2	61	95
191470000902	157	West Senior High School	Public	9-12	2901 Melrose Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1050	1,503	96	15.6	38.3%	696 (46.3%)	397 (26.4%)	175 (11.6%)	159 (10.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.5%)	$14,737			$345			$14,391	57.6	61.6	127	30
191725001009	158	Lisbon Secondary	Public	7-12	235 W School St	Lisbon	52253	Linn County	Lisbon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 455-2106	304	22	13.8	21.1%	285 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,740			$76			$18,664	57.6	71.6	75	83
192010001181	159	Murray Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	216 Sherman	Murray	50174	Clarke County	Murray Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 447-2517	150	12	12	36.0%	141 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,731			$186			$13,545	57.3	66.3	104	55
191035000661	160	East Union Middle-High School	Public	6-12	1916 High School Dr	Afton	50830	Union County	East Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 347-8421	259	20	13.1	54.8%	241 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$14,506			$132			$14,373	57	46.6	204	44

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide