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)
192166001295	161	Ogden High School	Public	9-12	732 W Division	Ogden	50212	Boone County	Ogden Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 275-4034	238	16	14.7	22.7%	231 (97.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,778			$354			$16,425	57	58.8	141	20
191662000992	162	Lenox High School	Public	7-12	600 S Locust St	Lenox	50851	Taylor County	Lenox Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 333-2244	217	17	12.6	52.5%	164 (75.6%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,392			$428			$12,964	57	44.5	216	54
191347000813	163	Hampton-Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 12th Ave NW	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 456-4893	480	37	13.1	51.5%	285 (59.4%)	4 (0.8%)	182 (37.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,498			$359			$15,139	56.8	42.6	223	60
192799001632	164	Tri-Center High School	Public	9-12	33980 310th St	Neola	51559	Pottawattamie County	Tri-Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 485-2211	210	17	12.1	30.0%	198 (94.3%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,772			$296			$14,476	56.7	58.2	151	13
192805001638	165	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	185	21	8.8	43.2%	170 (91.9%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$15,113			$291			$14,821	56.5	58.6	145	20
190000601232	166	North Fayette Valley High School	Public	9-12	600 N Pine St	West Union	52175	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 422-3851	333	30	11.2	42.3%	298 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$19,449			$642			$18,808	56.2	64.4	112	54
193075001774	167	West Branch High School	Public	9-12	900 W Main	West Branch	52358	Cedar County	West Branch Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 643-7216	244	19	13.1	23.8%	211 (86.5%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$18,875			$99			$18,775	56.2	61.1	128	39
191401000839	168	Highland High School	Public	9-12	1715 Vine Avenue	Riverside	52327	Washington County	Highland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 648-2891	171	15	11.2	24.0%	153 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,774			$112			$15,662	56	59.1	139	29
192787001622	169	Tipton High School	Public	9-12	400 E 6th St	Tipton	52772	Cedar County	Tipton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 886-6027	310	22	14.2	22.3%	293 (94.5%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,933			$188			$13,744	56	58.7	144	25
190954000625	170	Dunkerton High School	Public	6-12	509 Canfield	Dunkerton	50626	Black Hawk County	Dunkerton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 822-4295	211	20	10.7	38.4%	193 (91.5%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.2%)	$15,242			$249			$14,993	56	50.3	185	15

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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.
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