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)
190594000070	181	CAM Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Victory Park Rd	Anita	50020	Cass County	CAM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 762-3231	143	13	10.9	50.3%	132 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$14,388			$139			$14,250	52	42.1	224	43
192958001687	182	East Sac County High School	Public	7-12	801 Jackson	Lake View	51450	Sac County	East Sac County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 665-5001	394	30	13.3	45.7%	365 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.5%)	$16,343			$296			$16,046	51.9	33.9	253	71
192949001684	183	WACO High School	Public	7-12	706 N Pearl	Wayland	52654	Henry County	Waco Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 256-6200	215	20	10.6	41.4%	193 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$15,055			$394			$14,661	51.9	64.3	113	70
192724001589	184	Stanton High School	Public	6-12	605 Elliott Street	Stanton	51573	Montgomery County	Stanton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 829-2162	137	11	12.2	36.5%	132 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$13,107			$259			$12,850	51.8	83.1	28	156
190549000174	185	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Jackson St	Brooklyn	52211	Poweshiek County	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 522-7058	265	19	14.2	34.7%	245 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,368			$55			$15,313	51.6	47.5	200	15
191223001960	186	Ridge View High School	Public	9-12	519 E Maple	Holstein	51025	Ida County	Galva-Holstein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 368-4353	239	17	13.6	38.5%	198 (82.8%)	6 (2.5%)	29 (12.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,493			$120			$14,373	51.4	28.7	269	83
191311000788	187	Nodaway Valley High School	Public	9-12	410 NW 2nd	Greenfield	50849	Adair County	Nodaway Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 743-6141	193	18	11	46.1%	179 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,978			$215			$14,763	51.2	48.2	196	9
191944001146	188	Missouri Valley High School	Public	9-12	605 E Lincoln Highway	Missouri Valley	51555	Harrison County	Missouri Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 642-2706	235	23	10.3	35.7%	214 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$15,699			$303			$15,396	51	37.4	243	55
192802001634	189	Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3003 Hwy 22	Thornburg	50255	Keokuk County	Tri-County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 634-2636	107	10	11.1	39.3%	101 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$22,435			$530			$21,906	50.8	50.2	189
190438000114	190	Baxter High School	Public	6-12	202 E State	Baxter	50028	Jasper County	Baxter Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 227-3103	256	11	24	30.1%	240 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$19,126			$217			$18,909	50.6	59.8	134	56

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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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