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)
190771000370	291	Clinton High School	Public	9-12	817 8th Ave S	Clinton	52732	Clinton County	Clinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 243-7540	981	71	13.8	49.2%	693 (70.6%)	83 (8.5%)	109 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.0%)	$16,691			$202			$16,490	21.5	16.1	296	5
191710001001	292	North Cedar Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 Ball Street	Clarence	52216	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 452-3179	294	27	10.8	40.8%	274 (93.2%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,536			$158			$14,377	21.2	45.6	210	82
192163001288	293	Oelwein High School	Public	9-12	315 8th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-2731	314	27	11.5	45.5%	270 (86.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$18,811			$1,466			$17,345	20.5	21.3	290	3
192640001522	294	North High School	Public	9-12	4200 Cheyenne	Sioux City	51104	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 239-7000	1,634	78	20.9	64.1%	571 (34.9%)	164 (10.0%)	705 (43.1%)	75 (4.6%)	40 (2.4%)	26 (1.6%)	53 (3.2%)	$13,602			$603			$12,999	20.3	14.5	301	7
193024001704	295	Washington High School	Public	9-12	1111 S. Ave. B	Washington	52353	Washington County	Washington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 653-2143	471	29	16.4	48.4%	337 (71.5%)	8 (1.7%)	105 (22.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,648			$741			$13,907	19.2	29.7	266	29
191980001164	296	Moulton-Udell High School	Public	7-12	305 E 8th	Moulton	52572	Appanoose County	Moulton-Udell Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 642-8131	67	7	9.2	53.7%	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$15,981			$35			$15,946	18.9	14.7	300	4
192673001556	297	South Tama County High School	Public	9-12	1715 Harding St	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 484-4345	472	30	15.6	53.8%	230 (48.7%)	4 (0.8%)	163 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$16,283			$413			$15,869	18.1	11.9	307	10
191878001107	298	Mason City High School	Public	9-12	1700 4th St. SE	Mason City	50401	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 421-4431	956	57	16.8	45.5%	707 (74.0%)	80 (8.4%)	115 (12.0%)	18 (1.9%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.8%)	13 (1.4%)	$16,496			$408			$16,086	17.7	15.3	298
191872001091	299	Marshalltown High School	Public	9-12	1602 S 2nd Ave	Marshalltown	50158	Marshall County	Marshalltown Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 754-1130	1,582	103	15.3	57.1%	505 (31.9%)	39 (2.5%)	878 (55.5%)	95 (6.0%)	10 (0.6%)	16 (1.0%)	39 (2.5%)	$14,964			$447			$14,517	17.6	14.2	302	3
193087001353	300	West Central Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	305 Pember	Maynard	50655	Fayette County	West Central Community School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 637-2283	82	11	7.6	51.2%	74 (90.2%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$18,474			$307			$18,165	17.6	45.7	208	92

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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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