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)
190831000444	101	Creston High School	Public	9-12	601 W Townline	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 782-2116	532	34	15.8	45.7%	471 (88.5%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,221			$178			$16,042	67.7	59.6	135	34
191566000939	102	Keota High School	Public	7-12	507 N Ellis St	Keota	52248	Keokuk County	Keota Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 636-3491	133	14	9.7	36.8%	124 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$15,277			$726			$14,550	67.3	57.8	153	51
191428000849	103	Crestwood High School	Public	7-12	1000 Schroder Dr	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 547-2764	559	39	14.3	42.8%	512 (91.6%)	7 (1.3%)	31 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$16,120			$314			$15,806	67.1	52.6	175	72
192685001576	104	Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	16331 Tyler St	Liberty Center	50145	Warren County	Southeast Warren Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 466-3331	233	19	12.5	24.0%	224 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,945			$97			$14,849	67.1	48.5	194	90
193111001817	105	West Monona High School	Public	9-12	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-2453	204	15	13.4	50.0%	165 (80.9%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$16,393			$188			$16,205	67	50.2	188	83
190681000286	106	Central DeWitt High School	Public	9-12	519 E. 11th St.	De Witt	52742	Clinton County	Central DeWitt School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 659-0715	546	39	14	27.7%	492 (90.1%)	15 (2.7%)	22 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$16,020			$272			$15,748	66.9	70.1	83	23
191125000674	107	ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School	Public	6-12	4114 Madison St	Elk Horn	51531	Shelby County	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 764-4616	196	19	10.2	51.5%	188 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,108			$422			$14,686	66.8	50.7	184	77
191095000675	108	Emmetsburg High School	Public	9-12	205 King St	Emmetsburg	50536	Palo Alto County	Emmetsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 852-2966	245	22	11.1	33.1%	224 (91.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,069			$58			$14,010	66.8	48.2	195	87
191722001004	109	Linn-Mar High School	Public	9-12	3111 N 10th St	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 447-3040	2,271	130	17.4	23.2%	1,744 (76.8%)	144 (6.3%)	131 (5.8%)	122 (5.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	123 (5.4%)	$13,871			$299			$13,571	66.5	58.1	152	43
190002102002	110	Okoboji High School	Public	9-12	901 H. Ave.	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-2446	365	23	16	37.3%	319 (87.4%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	$15,835			$188			$15,648	66.4	63.4	117	7

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection