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Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
)
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161
Dunkerton High School
Public
6-12
509 Canfield
Dunkerton
50626
Black Hawk County
Dunkerton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 822-4295
208
15
13.9
38.9%
187 (89.9%)
2 (1.0%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (7.2%)
$15,242
$249
$14,993
56.7
50.4
188
27
192787000290
162
Tipton Middle School
Public
5-8
725 West 7th St.
Tipton
52772
Cedar County
Tipton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 886-6025
267
21
12.8
33.7%
252 (94.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
$10,591
$216
$10,375
56.5
44.1
212
50
193186000369
163
Winterset Junior High School
Public
7-8
720 Husky Dr
Winterset
50273
Madison County
Winterset Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 462-3336
232
18
13
31.9%
214 (92.2%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
$12,355
$233
$12,122
56.5
65.9
104
59
190000900386
164
Colfax-Mingo Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
204 N League Rd
Colfax
50054
Jasper County
Colfax-Mingo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 674-4111
313
26
12
41.2%
268 (85.6%)
4 (1.3%)
19 (6.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
17 (5.4%)
$13,707
$447
$13,261
56.4
30.5
262
98
192928002207
165
Southwest Valley Middle School
Public
6-8
406 East Third Street
Villisca
50864
Montgomery County
Villisca Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 826-2552
135
13
10.6
43.7%
129 (95.6%)
2 (1.5%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
$13,094
$285
$12,809
56.2
41.5
224
59
192187001310
166
Oskaloosa Middle School
Public
6-8
1704 N 3rd St
Oskaloosa
52577
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 673-8308
430
39
11.1
45.8%
374 (87.0%)
7 (1.6%)
20 (4.7%)
5 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
23 (5.3%)
$14,563
$281
$14,283
56.1
47
202
36
190684000292
167
Central Middle School/High School
Public
7-12
400 1st Street NW
Elkader
52043
Clayton County
Central Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(563) 245-1750
202
15
13.2
34.2%
192 (95.0%)
1 (0.5%)
4 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.5%)
$13,348
$326
$13,022
55.9
46.2
204
37
192316001403
168
Pleasantville Middle School
Public
7-8
415 Jones St
Pleasantville
50225
Marion County
Pleasantville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 848-0528
126
7
18.3
39.7%
111 (88.1%)
1 (0.8%)
9 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.0%)
$6,497
$87
$6,410
55.8
63
122
46
190354000060
169
Ames Middle School
Public
6-8
3915 Mortensen Road
Ames
50014
Story County
Ames Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 268-2400
1,032
68
15.1
32.8%
649 (62.9%)
111 (10.8%)
120 (11.6%)
74 (7.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
74 (7.2%)
$11,412
$258
$11,154
55.5
55.2
175
6
191434000857
170
Hudson High School
Public
7-12
245 S Washington
Hudson
50643
Black Hawk County
Hudson Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 988-4226
368
28
13.1
22.8%
318 (86.4%)
4 (1.1%)
24 (6.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
20 (5.4%)
$13,977
$58
$13,919
55.5
79.3
43
127
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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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