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Best High Schools in Taylor County, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

464

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedBedford High School30^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Lenox High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)						ISASP Mathematics (2025)						ISASP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bedford High School	Public	6-12	906 Pennsylvania St	Bedford	50833	Taylor County	Bedford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 523-2656	245	22	11.1	44.5%	229 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	80.6	30^th of 340 public high schools	91.2%		88.5	8^th of 338 public high schools	97.6%	22	93.5	97.7	90.9	96.6	88.5	89.3	93.5	93.0	87.9	79.3	70.4	75.0	90.9	88.5	$15,158	$335	$14,824
Bulldog Online Academy	Public	5-12	906 Pennsylvania St	Bedford	50833	Taylor County	Bedford Community School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(712) 523-2656	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lenox High School	Public	7-12	600 S Locust St	Lenox	50851	Taylor County	Lenox Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 333-2244	219	16	13.8	54.8%	157 (71.7%)	3 (1.4%)	56 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	68.3	100^th of 340 public high schools	70.6%		57	162^nd of 338 public high schools	52.1%	62		82.1	84.6	80.5	84.6	75.6		67.9	96.2	82.9	80.8	65.9	84.6	76.9	$13,392	$428	$12,964

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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