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190897000543
321
Hoover High School
Public
9-12
4800 Aurora Ave
Des Moines
50310
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-7300
991
46
21.4
78.1%
207 (20.9%)
312 (31.5%)
230 (23.2%)
172 (17.4%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
62 (6.3%)
$17,790
$689
$17,101
4.8
7.8
316
5
192607002298
322
IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning
Public, Virtual, Alternative
PK, KG-12
304 W. Nishna Road
Shenandoah
51601
Page County
Shenandoah Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(712) 246-1581
80
2
42.1
28.8%
70 (87.5%)
1 (1.3%)
8 (10.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
4.1
14
303
19
193054000832
323
Greenview Alternative School
Public
9-12
106 16th St SW
Waverly
50677
Bremer County
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 352-9273
31
1
31
48.4%
24 (77.4%)
2 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (3.2%)
2 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (6.5%)
$498
$63
$435
3
(n/a)
190897000550
324
Lincoln High School
Public
9-12
2600 SW 9th St
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-7500
2,403
91
26.4
75.7%
842 (35.0%)
319 (13.3%)
909 (37.8%)
180 (7.5%)
9 (0.4%)
2 (0.1%)
142 (5.9%)
$14,888
$697
$14,190
2.7
4.5
324
190897000566
325
North High School
Public
9-12
501 Holcomb Ave
Des Moines
50313
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-7200
1,458
66
22
86.7%
285 (19.5%)
374 (25.7%)
527 (36.1%)
166 (11.4%)
10 (0.7%)
3 (0.2%)
92 (6.3%)
$15,636
$747
$14,889
2.2
2.1
329
4
190897000528
326
East High School
Public
9-12
815 E 13th St
Des Moines
50316
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-7788
2,040
94
21.6
78.7%
523 (25.6%)
323 (15.8%)
928 (45.5%)
135 (6.6%)
12 (0.6%)
3 (0.1%)
115 (5.6%)
$14,908
$672
$14,236
2.1
2.6
328
2
190858000487
327
West High School
Public
9-12
3505 W Locust St
Davenport
52804
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 723-5600
1,469
88
16.6
54.4%
864 (58.8%)
192 (13.1%)
216 (14.7%)
35 (2.4%)
6 (0.4%)
6 (0.4%)
148 (10.1%)
$15,155
$652
$14,503
1.4
1.3
330
3
193093000393
328
Walnut Creek Campus
Public
9-12
1020 8th Street
West Des Moines
50265
Polk County
West Des Moines Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 633-6480
147
14
10.5
68.7%
79 (53.7%)
24 (16.3%)
28 (19.0%)
3 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (8.8%)
$18,513
$197
$18,315
1.2
4
325
3
190948002309
329
Dubuque Online School
Public, Virtual
6-12
2300 Chaney Rd
Dubuque
52001
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(563) 552-3000
208
5
41.6
23.6%
167 (80.3%)
15 (7.2%)
11 (5.3%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
12 (5.8%)
1
(n/a)
191872002289
330
Marshalltown Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual
7-12
1002 South 3rd Avenue
Marshalltown
50158
Marshall County
Marshalltown Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(641) 754-1000
81
0
58.0%
24 (29.6%)
4 (4.9%)
43 (53.1%)
3 (3.7%)
2 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.2%)
0.6
5.8
320
10
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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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