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)
193108001812	71	West Marshall High School	Public	9-12	601 3rd Street NW	State Center	50247	Marshall County	West Marshall Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 483-2136	327	20	16.5	26.9%	299 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,821			$116			$12,706	73.3	80.4	36	35
190519000167	72	Boyden-Hull High School	Public	7-12	801 1st St	Hull	51239	Sioux County	Boyden-Hull Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 439-2440	291	22	13.2	39.2%	209 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,033			$166			$13,867	73.2	77.5	45	27
192034001206	73	New Hampton High School	Public	9-12	710 W Main	New Hampton	50659	Chickasaw County	New Hampton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 394-2134	339	29	11.6	28.3%	300 (88.5%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$15,686			$254			$15,431	73.1	77.2	47	26
191233000753	74	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School	Public	9-12	605 West Lyon Street	Garner	50438	Hancock County	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 923-2632	311	23	13.4	22.8%	287 (92.3%)	4 (1.3%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,762			$212			$15,550	72.9	72.8	69	5
190627000215	75	Carlisle High School	Public	9-12	430 School St	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 989-0831	743	36	20.8	26.6%	614 (82.6%)	18 (2.4%)	63 (8.5%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$11,863			$126			$11,737	72.8	33.6	255	180
192076001239	76	Central Springs High School	Public	9-12	105 S East St	Manly	50456	Worth County	Central Springs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 454-2208	226	18	12.2	38.5%	200 (88.5%)	5 (2.2%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$15,398			$174			$15,225	72.6	79.3	37	39
192931001681	77	Vinton-Shellsburg High School	Public	9-12	210 W. 21st St.	Vinton	52349	Benton County	Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 436-4728	425	31	13.6	35.3%	388 (91.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$14,506			$207			$14,299	72.4	74.9	56	21
191437000859	78	Humboldt High School	Public	9-12	1500 Wildcat Rd	Humboldt	50548	Humboldt County	Humboldt Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 332-1430	496	30	16.5	36.5%	413 (83.3%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$14,623			$258			$14,365	72.4	53.7	169	91
191467002196	79	Interstate 35 High School	Public	9-12	405 E North St	Truro	50257	Madison County	Interstate 35 Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 765-4818	274	25	11.1	20.4%	256 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,262			$161			$14,100	72.1	58.5	148	69
191863001072	80	MMCRU High School	Public	9-12	400 Highland Drive	Marcus	51035	Cherokee County	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 376-4172	203	17	11.9	34.0%	187 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$19,052			$284			$18,767	71.8	39	235	155

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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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