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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
191914001131	211	Mid-Prairie High School	Public	9-12	1634 Highway 22 E	Wellman	52356	Washington County	Mid-Prairie Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 646-6091	379	29	13	20.6%	343 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$16,672	$833	$15,839	47.2	48.6	193	18
193093001797	212	Valley High School	Public	10-12	3650 Woodland Ave	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 633-4000	2,152	120	17.9	36.1%	1,306 (60.7%)	227 (10.5%)	392 (18.2%)	112 (5.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (5.1%)	$15,551	$791	$14,760	46.7	55.2	162	50
191266001402	213	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Junior High & High School	Public	7-12	600 Blackhawk Street	Reinbeck	50669	Grundy County	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 345-2921	212	20	10.6	35.4%	197 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$15,800	$458	$15,344	46.7	23.3	284	71
192244001343	214	Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School	Public	7-12	1062 Birch Ave	Packwood	52580	Jefferson County	Pekin Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 695-3705	292	18	16.3	29.1%	271 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,808	$218	$14,591	46.3	46.3	205	9
190684000292	215	Central Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	400 1st Street NW	Elkader	52043	Clayton County	Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 245-1750	210	14	15.4	33.3%	200 (95.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,348	$326	$13,022	46.1	28.6	270	55
190790001951	216	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Public	6-12	400 Metcalf St.	Maxwell	50161	Story County	Collins-Maxwell Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 387-1115	208	18	11.6	36.1%	186 (89.4%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,207	$223	$16,984	46	45.3	212	4
190600002042	217	Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance Center	Public	7-12	110 E Park Rd	Wheatland	52777	Clinton County	Calamus-Wheatland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 374-1292	196	19	10.4	32.1%	188 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,932	$184	$13,748	45.9	46.2	206	11
190393000090	218	Atlantic High School	Public	9-12	1201 E 14th St	Atlantic	50022	Cass County	Atlantic Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 243-5358	485	29	16.7	39.0%	428 (88.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,748	$446	$16,304	45.8	39.1	233	15
190948000604	219	Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,435	136	10.5	36.4%	1,086 (75.7%)	135 (9.4%)	93 (6.5%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.6%)	71 (4.9%)	$15,535	$392	$15,143	45.1	47.9	198	21
192187001309	220	Oskaloosa High School	Public	9-12	1816 N 3rd Extension	Oskaloosa	52577	Mahaska County	Oskaloosa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 673-3407	600	40	14.8	36.2%	520 (86.7%)	14 (2.3%)	24 (4.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.5%)	$14,367	$203	$14,165	45	45.2	213	7

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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)
191914001131	211	Mid-Prairie High School	Public	9-12	1634 Highway 22 E	Wellman	52356	Washington County	Mid-Prairie Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 646-6091	379	29	13	20.6%	343 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$16,672			$833			$15,839	47.2	48.6	193	18
193093001797	212	Valley High School	Public	10-12	3650 Woodland Ave	West Des Moines	50266	Polk County	West Des Moines Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 633-4000	2,152	120	17.9	36.1%	1,306 (60.7%)	227 (10.5%)	392 (18.2%)	112 (5.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (5.1%)	$15,551			$791			$14,760	46.7	55.2	162	50
191266001402	213	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Junior High & High School	Public	7-12	600 Blackhawk Street	Reinbeck	50669	Grundy County	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 345-2921	212	20	10.6	35.4%	197 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$15,800			$458			$15,344	46.7	23.3	284	71
192244001343	214	Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School	Public	7-12	1062 Birch Ave	Packwood	52580	Jefferson County	Pekin Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 695-3705	292	18	16.3	29.1%	271 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,808			$218			$14,591	46.3	46.3	205	9
190684000292	215	Central Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	400 1st Street NW	Elkader	52043	Clayton County	Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 245-1750	210	14	15.4	33.3%	200 (95.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,348			$326			$13,022	46.1	28.6	270	55
190790001951	216	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Public	6-12	400 Metcalf St.	Maxwell	50161	Story County	Collins-Maxwell Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 387-1115	208	18	11.6	36.1%	186 (89.4%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,207			$223			$16,984	46	45.3	212	4
190600002042	217	Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance Center	Public	7-12	110 E Park Rd	Wheatland	52777	Clinton County	Calamus-Wheatland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 374-1292	196	19	10.4	32.1%	188 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,932			$184			$13,748	45.9	46.2	206	11
190393000090	218	Atlantic High School	Public	9-12	1201 E 14th St	Atlantic	50022	Cass County	Atlantic Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 243-5358	485	29	16.7	39.0%	428 (88.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,748			$446			$16,304	45.8	39.1	233	15
190948000604	219	Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,435	136	10.5	36.4%	1,086 (75.7%)	135 (9.4%)	93 (6.5%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.6%)	71 (4.9%)	$15,535			$392			$15,143	45.1	47.9	198	21
192187001309	220	Oskaloosa High School	Public	9-12	1816 N 3rd Extension	Oskaloosa	52577	Mahaska County	Oskaloosa Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 673-3407	600	40	14.8	36.2%	520 (86.7%)	14 (2.3%)	24 (4.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.5%)	$14,367			$203			$14,165	45	45.2	213	7