Best High Schools in Iowa

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Iowa test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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, August 20, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 340)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
241	Iowa City High School	Public	9-12	1900 Morningside Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1040	1,666	102	16.4	42.0%	817 (49.0%)	339 (20.3%)	335 (20.1%)	40 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (6.2%)	$15,356			$511			$14,845	40.6	43.7	230	11		191470000892
242	Tipton High School	Public	9-12	400 E 6th St	Tipton	52772	Cedar County	Tipton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 886-6027	302	20	15.4	27.8%	293 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,933			$188			$13,744	40.6	56	169	73		192787001622
243	River Valley Junior- Senior High School	Public	6-12	916 Hackberry St	Correctionville	51016	Woodbury County	River Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 372-4656	137	15	9.2	40.1%	123 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$14,395			$258			$14,136	39.8	34.9	259	16		191034000658
244	Essex Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	111 Forbes St	Essex	51638	Page County	Essex Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 379-3115	87	9	9.5	31.0%	77 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$19,949			$371			$19,579	39.4	37.1	248	4		191104000683
245	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	203	16	12.7	42.9%	185 (91.1%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$15,071			$555			$14,517	39.2	48.4	205	40		192100001258
246	AGWSR High School	Public	9-12	713 Hardin St	Ackley	50601	Hardin County	AGWSR Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 847-2633	190	18	10.6	44.2%	175 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,042			$557			$19,486	39.1	55	172	74		190306000004
247	Wapello Senior High School	Public	9-12	501 Buchanan St	Wapello	52653	Louisa County	Wapello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 523-3241	187	13	14.4	39.0%	158 (84.5%)	4 (2.1%)	22 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,649			$272			$16,377	38.7	34.8	260	13		192973001692
248	Moravia High School	Public	6-12	505 N Trussell Avenue	Moravia	52571	Appanoose County	Moravia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 724-3241	207	16	13	43.0%	202 (97.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,670			$229			$13,440	38.5	27.1	278	30		191971001157
249	East High School	Public	9-12	3200 S. Cypress St.	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 274-4000	1,495	80	18.6	51.6%	813 (54.4%)	119 (8.0%)	427 (28.6%)	20 (1.3%)	18 (1.2%)	32 (2.1%)	66 (4.4%)	$14,108			$401			$13,707	38.5	35.8	255	6		192640001504
250	Central Decatur Middle School/High School High School	Public	7-12	1201 NE Poplar St	Leon	50144	Decatur County	Central Decatur Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 446-4816	291	22	13.1	60.5%	276 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$15,573			$600			$14,974	38.2	44.3	225	25		190690000297

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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 August 20, 2025, 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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