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201
Alta-Aurelia High School
Public
9-12
1009 South Main Street
Alta
51002
Buena Vista County
Alta-Aurelia Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 200-1331
206
16
13
41.3%
170 (82.5%)
2 (1.0%)
23 (11.2%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.9%)
6 (2.9%)
$16,446
$128
$16,318
48.7
52.5
176
25
192019001197
202
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
612 Greeley St
Nashua
50658
Chickasaw County
Nashua-Plainfield Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 435-4166
310
25
12.2
31.0%
292 (94.2%)
6 (1.9%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$15,197
$401
$14,797
48.6
56.7
158
44
190006000179
203
GMG Secondary School
Public
7-12
306 Park Street
Garwin
50632
Tama County
GMG Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 499-2005
211
19
11.1
44.5%
194 (91.9%)
6 (2.8%)
5 (2.4%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,599
$177
$14,421
48.5
54.5
164
39
192700001585
204
Spirit Lake High School
Public
9-12
2701 Hill Ave
Spirit Lake
51360
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 336-3707
409
24
17.3
22.7%
366 (89.5%)
5 (1.2%)
15 (3.7%)
7 (1.7%)
4 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
11 (2.7%)
$14,475
$248
$14,227
48.5
59.2
137
67
192100001258
205
North Tama High School
Public
7-12
605 Walnut
Traer
50675
Tama County
North Tama County Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 478-2265
194
22
8.8
40.2%
175 (90.2%)
1 (0.5%)
10 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.1%)
$15,071
$555
$14,517
48.4
40.3
229
24
192025001202
206
Nevada High School
Public
9-12
1001 15th St
Nevada
50201
Story County
Nevada Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 382-3521
491
32
15.3
33.2%
404 (82.3%)
4 (0.8%)
44 (9.0%)
10 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (5.1%)
$17,734
$550
$17,184
48.1
45.8
207
1
190855000455
207
Danville Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
419 South Main Street
Danville
52623
Des Moines County
Danville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 392-4222
286
21
13.6
34.6%
261 (91.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.1%)
4 (1.4%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.5%)
$12,852
$127
$12,724
48
65.9
106
101
192400001397
208
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
2011 N 8th St
Red Oak
51566
Montgomery County
Red Oak Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 623-6610
474
31
15.2
54.6%
417 (88.0%)
2 (0.4%)
46 (9.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.7%)
$14,722
$215
$14,507
48
39.3
231
23
190004000117
209
East Marshall Senior High School
Public
9-12
201 N Franklin
Le Grand
50142
Marshall County
East Marshall Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 479-2785
247
14
17.8
32.0%
220 (89.1%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.5%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.2%)
$15,810
$216
$15,593
47.8
50.3
187
22
192316001369
210
Pleasantville High School
Public
9-12
415 Jones St
Pleasantville
50225
Marion County
Pleasantville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 848-0541
244
18
13.8
32.8%
221 (90.6%)
3 (1.2%)
11 (4.5%)
3 (1.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.6%)
$19,905
$192
$19,713
47.6
62.5
123
87
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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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