Best High Schools in Iowa

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Iowa test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
190000900386	241	Colfax-Mingo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 N League Rd	Colfax	50054	Jasper County	Colfax-Mingo Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 674-4111	333	28	11.9	37.8%	284 (85.3%)	6 (1.8%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.6%)	$13,707			$447			$13,261	39.5	33.3	256	15
193129001821	242	West Sioux High School	Public	9-12	1300 Falcon Drive	Hawarden	51023	Sioux County	West Sioux Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 551-1181	265	21	12.3	51.3%	164 (61.9%)	4 (1.5%)	91 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,507			$446			$17,061	39.2	23.8	281	39
190741000349	243	Clarke Community High School	Public	9-12	800 N Jackson St	Osceola	50213	Clarke County	Clarke Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 342-6505	442	28	15.7	53.2%	259 (58.6%)	7 (1.6%)	159 (36.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	$16,046			$175			$15,872	38.4	34.4	251	8
191281000776	244	Graettinger-Terril High School	Public	9-12	205 S Lincoln Ave	Graettinger	51342	Palo Alto County	Graettinger-Terril Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 859-3286	128	12	10.5	46.9%	115 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$20,099			$233			$19,868	38	31.3	264	20
190624000211	245	Cardinal High School	Public	9-12	4045 Ashland Rd	Eldon	52554	Wapello County	Cardinal Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 652-7531	276	21	12.8	49.6%	250 (90.6%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,215			$369			$14,847	37.9	38.4	237	8
191989001172	246	Mount Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	2104 S. Grand Avenue	Mount Pleasant	52641	Henry County	Mount Pleasant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 385-7700	582	42	13.7	45.0%	450 (77.3%)	14 (2.4%)	69 (11.9%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$14,523			$290			$14,233	37.9	41.7	225	21
193192001862	247	Woodbine High School	Public	5-12	501 Weare St	Woodbine	51579	Harrison County	Woodbine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 647-2227	284	21	13.3	38.0%	268 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,588			$209			$15,379	37.6	52.3	178	69
191104000683	248	Essex Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	111 Forbes St	Essex	51638	Page County	Essex Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 379-3115	97	9	11	48.5%	88 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$19,949			$371			$19,579	37.1	72.2	73	175
191755001019	249	Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	303 S Devoe St	Lone Tree	52755	Johnson County	Lone Tree Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 629-4610	214	18	12.2	25.2%	191 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,078			$319			$12,759	37.1	40.8	228	21
193063001764	250	Webster City High School	Public	9-12	1001 Lynx Avenue	Webster City	50595	Hamilton County	Webster City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 832-9210	547	35	15.8	43.7%	374 (68.4%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (21.8%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$15,314			$259			$15,054	36.3	39.1	234	16

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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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