Best High Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
191818001040	61	Madrid High School	Public	9-12	599 N Kennedy	Madrid	50156	Boone County	Madrid Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 795-3240	206	17	12.1	27.2%	194 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,049	$71	$14,978	75.2	58.5	147	86
191041000663	62	Kee High School	Public	9-12	569 Center St	Lansing	52151	Allamakee County	Eastern Allamakee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 538-4201	99	17	5.9	38.4%	91 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,047	$351	$19,696	75.1	74.8	57	5
190002501334	63	Panorama High School	Public	9-12	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	213	19	11.4	34.7%	201 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,559	$105	$13,454	75	71.4	77	14
190651000221	64	Cedar Falls High School	Public	10-12	1015 Division St	Cedar Falls	50613	Black Hawk County	Cedar Falls Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 553-2500	1,302	95	13.7	23.9%	1,104 (84.8%)	56 (4.3%)	40 (3.1%)	43 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (4.2%)	$13,835	$301	$13,534	74.8	76.8	48	16
190807000402	65	Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center	Public	6-12	905 North Street	Coon Rapids	50058	Carroll County	Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 999-2208	210	18	11.7	48.6%	199 (94.8%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)				74.8	59.2	138	73
193090001786	66	West Delaware High School	Public	9-12	605 New St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 927-3515	474	36	13.2	28.5%	436 (92.0%)	8 (1.7%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,778	$170	$14,608	74.2	70.1	82	16
191485000910	67	Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	359 E Hilton St	Marengo	52301	Iowa County	Iowa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 642-3332	229	20	11.6	36.2%	205 (89.5%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,626	$333	$14,293	73.8	68.9	91	24
191335000806	68	Clayton Ridge High School	Public	9-12	131 S River Park Dr	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-2342	192	19	10.3	43.2%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$28,257	$757	$27,500	73.7	68.3	96	28
192559001460	69	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Public	9-12	708 Warrior Road	Sergeant Bluff	51054	Woodbury County	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 943-5561	533	32	16.7	26.5%	437 (82.0%)	18 (3.4%)	37 (6.9%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,441	$632	$12,809	73.4	76	51	18
192706001587	70	Springville Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Academy St	Springville	52336	Linn County	Springville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 854-6196	185	18	10.3	22.7%	171 (92.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$16,663	$277	$16,386	73.3	71.6	76	6

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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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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)
191818001040	61	Madrid High School	Public	9-12	599 N Kennedy	Madrid	50156	Boone County	Madrid Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 795-3240	206	17	12.1	27.2%	194 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,049			$71			$14,978	75.2	58.5	147	86
191041000663	62	Kee High School	Public	9-12	569 Center St	Lansing	52151	Allamakee County	Eastern Allamakee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 538-4201	99	17	5.9	38.4%	91 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,047			$351			$19,696	75.1	74.8	57	5
190002501334	63	Panorama High School	Public	9-12	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	213	19	11.4	34.7%	201 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,559			$105			$13,454	75	71.4	77	14
190651000221	64	Cedar Falls High School	Public	10-12	1015 Division St	Cedar Falls	50613	Black Hawk County	Cedar Falls Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 553-2500	1,302	95	13.7	23.9%	1,104 (84.8%)	56 (4.3%)	40 (3.1%)	43 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (4.2%)	$13,835			$301			$13,534	74.8	76.8	48	16
190807000402	65	Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center	Public	6-12	905 North Street	Coon Rapids	50058	Carroll County	Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 999-2208	210	18	11.7	48.6%	199 (94.8%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								74.8	59.2	138	73
193090001786	66	West Delaware High School	Public	9-12	605 New St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 927-3515	474	36	13.2	28.5%	436 (92.0%)	8 (1.7%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,778			$170			$14,608	74.2	70.1	82	16
191485000910	67	Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	359 E Hilton St	Marengo	52301	Iowa County	Iowa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 642-3332	229	20	11.6	36.2%	205 (89.5%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,626			$333			$14,293	73.8	68.9	91	24
191335000806	68	Clayton Ridge High School	Public	9-12	131 S River Park Dr	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-2342	192	19	10.3	43.2%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$28,257			$757			$27,500	73.7	68.3	96	28
192559001460	69	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Public	9-12	708 Warrior Road	Sergeant Bluff	51054	Woodbury County	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 943-5561	533	32	16.7	26.5%	437 (82.0%)	18 (3.4%)	37 (6.9%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,441			$632			$12,809	73.4	76	51	18
192706001587	70	Springville Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Academy St	Springville	52336	Linn County	Springville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 854-6196	185	18	10.3	22.7%	171 (92.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$16,663			$277			$16,386	73.3	71.6	76	6