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)
190330000025	41	Alburnett Senior High School	Public	9-12	131 Roosevelt Street	Alburnett	52202	Linn County	Alburnett Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 842-2263	243	21	11.7	19.8%	234 (96.3%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,024			$123			$14,901	78	43.3	221	180
190369000071	42	Ankeny High School	Public	10-12	1155 SW Cherry St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9630	1,347	80	16.8	19.8%	1,091 (81.0%)	41 (3.0%)	97 (7.2%)	39 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.3%)	$15,157			$246			$14,911	77.9	85.2	22	20
191854001067	43	Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	107 South St	Delhi	52223	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 922-2091	191	17	10.9	28.8%	180 (94.2%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$16,346			$544			$15,802	77.9	73.5	65	22
191884001112	44	MOC-Floyd Valley High School	Public	9-12	615 8th St SE	Orange City	51041	Sioux County	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 737-4871	487	36	13.6	25.5%	379 (77.8%)	7 (1.4%)	84 (17.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,439			$397			$15,042	77.8	85.9	19	25
190408000102	45	AHSTW High School	Public	9-12	768 S Maple	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 343-6364	218	20	11.1	32.6%	203 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,444			$184			$16,260	77.2	79	39	6
192664001549	46	South Hamilton Middle And High School	Public	7-12	315 Division St	Jewell	50130	Hamilton County	South Hamilton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 827-5418	328	24	13.4	26.2%	279 (85.1%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,740			$192			$14,548	77	69.7	88	42
191518000914	47	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	77	69.8	85	38
192607001482	48	Shenandoah High School	Public	9-12	1000 Mustang Dr	Shenandoah	51601	Page County	Shenandoah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 246-4727	259	23	11.3	38.2%	239 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,504			$473			$15,031	77	75.2	54	6
192625001489	49	Sidney High School	Public	7-12	2754 Knox Road	Sidney	51652	Fremont County	Sidney Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 374-2731	222	17	12.7	45.9%	205 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,259			$200			$14,060	76.6	68.8	92	43
190369002187	50	Ankeny Centennial High School	Public	10-12	2220 NW State St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9610	1,443	89	16.2	16.0%	1,157 (80.2%)	75 (5.2%)	112 (7.8%)	35 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.2%)	$14,519			$200			$14,319	76.5	83.9	26	24

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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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