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Type
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2023
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190369002139
61
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Public
6-7
1010 NW Prairie Ridge Dr
Ankeny
50023
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 965-9705
1,025
64
16
16.3%
832 (81.2%)
41 (4.0%)
74 (7.2%)
28 (2.7%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
47 (4.6%)
$12,721
$191
$12,529
75.7
80.1
39
22
191722001005
62
Excelsior Middle School
Public
7-8
3555 N 10th St
Marion
52302
Linn County
Linn-Mar Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 447-3130
617
46
13.2
27.6%
508 (82.3%)
28 (4.5%)
29 (4.7%)
13 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (6.3%)
$13,096
$300
$12,796
75.4
71.8
75
13
190339000039
63
Waukon Middle School
Public
6-8
1059 3rd Ave NW
Waukon
52172
Allamakee County
Allamakee Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 568-6321
270
15
18
39.3%
254 (94.1%)
2 (0.7%)
9 (3.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
$12,897
$798
$12,099
74.8
80.7
35
28
193201001866
64
Woodward-Granger Middle School
Public
6-8
306 W 3rd St
Woodward
50276
Dallas County
Woodward-Granger Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 438-4263
208
12
17.9
17.3%
200 (96.2%)
1 (0.5%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
$17,033
$616
$16,417
74.4
70.6
83
19
192034001922
65
New Hampton Middle School
Public
5-8
710 W Main
New Hampton
50659
Chickasaw County
New Hampton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 394-2134
279
20
14.2
33.7%
248 (88.9%)
2 (0.7%)
24 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.8%)
$13,247
$232
$13,015
74.4
71.7
76
11
193135000205
66
Drexler Middle School
Public
6-8
405 3rd Ave NE
Farley
52046
Dubuque County
Western Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 663-9457
655
48
13.6
27.2%
604 (92.2%)
14 (2.1%)
22 (3.4%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.0%)
$11,457
$287
$11,171
74.3
58.9
154
88
191725001009
67
Lisbon Secondary
Public
7-12
235 W School St
Lisbon
52253
Linn County
Lisbon Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 455-2106
304
22
13.8
21.1%
285 (93.8%)
1 (0.3%)
11 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.3%)
$18,740
$76
$18,664
73.2
(n/a)
190309002236
68
Adair-Casey Junior High School
Public
7-8
3384 Indigo Ave.
Adair
50002
Adair County
Adair-Casey Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 746-2241
103
12
8.4
33.0%
89 (86.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.7%)
2 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.9%)
$15,173
$293
$14,879
73.2
62.2
128
60
191518000914
69
Janesville Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
505 Barrick Rd
Janesville
50647
Bremer County
Janesville Consolidated School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 987-2581
237
12
20.2
23.2%
226 (95.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
$12,726
$87
$12,639
73.2
70.5
84
15
191488000912
70
IKM-Manning Middle School
Public
4-8
209 10th St
Manning
51455
Carroll County
IKM-Manning Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(712) 655-3781
284
14
19.7
35.2%
261 (91.9%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (7.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
$9,934
$438
$9,496
73
73.6
70
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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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