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)
192311001364	11	Pleasant Valley High School	Public	9-12	604 Belmont Road	Bettendorf	52722	Scott County	Pleasant Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 332-5151	1,658	94	17.6	11.2%	1,249 (75.3%)	54 (3.3%)	105 (6.3%)	181 (10.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.9%)	$11,394			$286			$11,108	87.5	90.8	10	1
192091001248	12	North Polk High School	Public	9-12	13930 NE 6th St	Alleman	50007	Polk County	North Polk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 984-3400	647	37	17.6	10.2%	597 (92.3%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$14,567			$255			$14,312	87.2	89.5	13	1
191329000801	13	Grundy Center High School	Public	9-12	1006 M Ave	Grundy Center	50638	Grundy County	Grundy Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 825-5449	235	20	11.9	28.5%	217 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.8%)	$17,683			$238			$17,445	86.1	93.1	5	8
190378000085	14	Westside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	108 Clinton St	Westside	51467	Crawford County	Ar-We-Va Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 663-4311	106	5	21.8	33.0%	79 (74.5%)	2 (1.9%)	21 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$20,284			$449			$19,835	85.7	66.6	102	88
192487001423	15	Roland-Story High School	Public	9-12	1009 Story St	Story City	50248	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 733-4329	345	21	16.6	19.1%	310 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,856			$97			$12,759	84.8	85.7	21	6
193168001845	16	Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 W Walnut	Williamsburg	52361	Iowa County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 668-1050	605	46	13	26.3%	534 (88.3%)	6 (1.0%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$16,498			$352			$16,147	84.3	86.4	18	2
191416000844	17	Hinton High School	Public	7-12	315 W. Grand	Hinton	51024	Plymouth County	Hinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 947-4328	351	21	16.6	16.0%	332 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$15,000			$170			$14,830	83.9	78.9	41	24
190696000308	18	Central Lyon Secondary School	Public	7-12	1010 S Greene Street	Rock Rapids	51246	Lyon County	Central Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 472-2664	363	25	14.3	24.0%	336 (92.6%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,953			$660			$22,293	83.6	87	15	3
191434000857	19	Hudson High School	Public	7-12	245 S Washington	Hudson	50643	Black Hawk County	Hudson Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 988-4226	342	25	13.5	26.9%	293 (85.7%)	6 (1.8%)	23 (6.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$13,977			$58			$13,919	83.3	84.3	24	5
190912000596	20	Dike-New Hartford High School	Public	9-12	330 Main St	Dike	50624	Grundy County	Dike-New Hartford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 989-2485	267	22	12.3	19.9%	252 (94.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$14,985			$284			$14,701	83.3	81.2	33	13

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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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