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)
192013001193	281	Muscatine High School	Public	9-12	2705 Cedar	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 263-6141	1,539	93	16.6	47.2%	920 (59.8%)	72 (4.7%)	471 (30.6%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.6%)	$13,628			$337			$13,291	24.5	23.8	282	1
193183001852	282	Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	208 S Olive	Winfield	52659	Henry County	Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 257-7701	201	15	13.3	48.3%	176 (87.6%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$12,857			$210			$12,647	24.5	29.1	268	14
190654000241	283	George Washington High School	Public	9-12	2205 Forest DR SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2161	1,291	78	16.5	49.1%	727 (56.3%)	267 (20.7%)	112 (8.7%)	23 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	135 (10.5%)	$16,333			$764			$15,569	24.2	23.8	283
192211001322	284	Ottumwa High School	Public	9-12	501 E 2nd	Ottumwa	52501	Wapello County	Ottumwa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 683-4444	1,317	80	16.4	37.1%	726 (55.1%)	82 (6.2%)	357 (27.1%)	38 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.3%)	29 (2.2%)	$14,352			$688			$13,665	23.5	21.2	291	7
192562001465	285	Seymour High School	Public	5-12	100 South Park	Seymour	52590	Wayne County	Seymour Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 898-2291	132	14	9.4	52.3%	125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$13,915			$209			$13,706	23.2	6.6	319	34
190675000275	286	Centerville High School	Public	9-12	600 CHS Drive	Centerville	52544	Appanoose County	Centerville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 856-0813	404	27	15.2	43.8%	377 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$16,729			$239			$16,490	22.9	37.8	242	44
191344002310	287	Hamburg Charter High Schools	Public, Charter	9-12	309 S Street	Hamburg	51640	Fremont County	Hamburg Community School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(712) 382-2017	35	0	87.5	65.7%	28 (80.0%)	2 (5.7%)	5 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								22.9			(n/a)
190786000388	288	Prairie High School	Public	10-12	401 76th Ave SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	College Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 848-5340	1,298	73	17.8	31.0%	966 (74.4%)	126 (9.7%)	83 (6.4%)	21 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	92 (7.1%)	$14,453			$304			$14,149	22.6	35.9	248	40
193099001805	289	West Liberty High School	Public	9-12	310 West Maxson Ave.	West Liberty	52776	Muscatine County	West Liberty Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 627-2115	364	26	14.1	53.3%	142 (39.0%)	3 (0.8%)	210 (57.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,944			$401			$14,543	22.6	28	274	15
190897000574	290	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4419 Center St	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-7272	1,986	66	29.9	53.0%	926 (46.6%)	483 (24.3%)	337 (17.0%)	60 (3.0%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	165 (8.3%)	$14,829			$690			$14,140	22.5	22.8	286	4

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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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