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Type
Grades
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Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
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2024
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Average Standard
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2023
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2023
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192868001660
201
Urbandale Middle School
Public
6-8
7701 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale
50322
Polk County
Urbandale Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 457-6600
869
57
15.2
37.1%
553 (63.6%)
80 (9.2%)
116 (13.3%)
65 (7.5%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
51 (5.9%)
$8,993
$119
$8,874
49.3
49.1
197
4
192682001573
202
Southeast Polk Junior High
Public
7-8
8325 NE University Ave.
Pleasant Hill
50327
Polk County
Southeast Polk Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 967-5509
1,106
65
17
38.0%
783 (70.8%)
92 (8.3%)
117 (10.6%)
33 (3.0%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
77 (7.0%)
$13,053
$388
$12,665
49.2
59.3
150
52
190575001620
203
North Iowa Middle School
Public
6-8
111 3rd Ave NW
Buffalo Center
50424
Winnebago County
North Iowa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 562-2525
100
8
12.1
45.0%
85 (85.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (15.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,756
$463
$13,293
49.1
44
214
11
190960000630
204
Durant Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
408 7th St
Durant
52747
Cedar County
Durant Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 785-4431
339
24
14
26.5%
316 (93.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.5%)
$12,873
$107
$12,768
48.8
60.3
143
61
192607001483
205
Shenandoah Middle School
Public
5-8
601 Dr. Creighton Circle
Shenandoah
51601
Page County
Shenandoah Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 246-2520
282
21
13.1
47.9%
251 (89.0%)
2 (0.7%)
17 (6.0%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.5%)
$12,890
$81
$12,810
48.3
44.1
211
6
192805001638
206
Tripoli Middle/Senior High School
Public
6-12
209 8th Ave SW
Tripoli
50676
Bremer County
Tripoli Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 882-4202
172
21
8.3
44.2%
162 (94.2%)
1 (0.6%)
3 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.5%)
$15,113
$291
$14,821
47.3
54.8
176
30
191107000686
207
Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School
Public
5-8
1430 1st Ave. S.
Estherville
51334
Emmet County
Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 362-2335
314
29
10.7
54.5%
207 (65.9%)
3 (1.0%)
95 (30.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$14,122
$205
$13,917
47.3
45.9
205
2
190786002110
208
Prairie Point
Public
7-9
8015 Kirkwood Blvd
Cedar Rapids
52404
Linn County
College Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 848-5500
1,306
79
16.4
32.4%
949 (72.7%)
171 (13.1%)
66 (5.1%)
21 (1.6%)
1 (0.1%)
7 (0.5%)
88 (6.7%)
$11,981
$180
$11,800
47.1
47.7
200
8
191401000840
209
Highland Middle School
Public
6-8
1715 Vine Avenue
Riverside
52327
Washington County
Highland Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 648-2891
112
8
14.1
14.3%
105 (93.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.7%)
$11,058
$57
$11,001
47
60.4
142
67
193051002222
210
Timberline School
Public, Alternative
8-9
2605 SE LA Grant Parkway
Waukee
50263
Dallas County
Waukee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 987-9444
918
62
14.7
24.4%
581 (63.3%)
98 (10.7%)
71 (7.7%)
91 (9.9%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
72 (7.8%)
$11,911
$176
$11,734
46.9
62.2
129
81
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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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