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, 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
101	Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	605 E Broadway	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 472-2059	442	30	14.8	36.9%	361 (81.7%)	11 (2.5%)	32 (7.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	$14,744			$133			$14,611	68.2	44	227	126		191134000693
102	Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Public	7-12	403 W Union	Edgewood	52042	Clayton County	Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 928-6412	206	20	10.1	33.5%	196 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,269			$167			$14,102	68.1	61	142	40		191050000670
103	Central DeWitt High School	Public	9-12	519 E. 11th St.	De Witt	52742	Clinton County	Central DeWitt School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 659-0715	533	36	14.7	26.6%	478 (89.7%)	14 (2.6%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,020			$272			$15,748	68	66.9	106	3		190681000286
104	Wayne Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	102 N Dekalb Street	Corydon	50060	Wayne County	Wayne Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 872-2184	255	20	12.7	54.9%	238 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,434			$263			$14,171	67.4	78.3	40	64		193056001755
105	Clear Creek Amana High School	Public	9-12	551 W Marengo Rd	Tiffin	52340	Johnson County	Clear Creek Amana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 545-2361	800	55	14.6	28.3%	608 (76.0%)	63 (7.9%)	73 (9.1%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	$30,158			$269			$29,889	67.3	63.7	125	20		190759000361
106	Nodaway Valley High School	Public	9-12	410 NW 2nd	Greenfield	50849	Adair County	Nodaway Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 630-1042	180	18	9.9	35.6%	158 (87.8%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$14,978			$215			$14,763	67.2	51.2	187	81		191311000788
107	Panorama High School	Public	9-12	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	220	18	12.4	30.9%	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,559			$105			$13,454	67	75	63	44		190002501334
108	Creston High School	Public	9-12	601 W Townline	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 782-2116	486	31	15.6	44.2%	426 (87.7%)	9 (1.9%)	35 (7.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$16,221			$178			$16,042	66.8	67.7	101	7		190831000444
109	Albia High School	Public	9-12	503 B Ave East	Albia	52531	Monroe County	Albia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 932-2161	348	25	13.8	31.9%	319 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$13,316			$266			$13,050	66.7	65.4	118	9		190327000017
110	Monticello High School	Public	9-12	850 East Oak Street	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 465-3000	320	26	12.2	30.9%	286 (89.4%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$22,482			$310			$22,171	66.5	36	252	142		191965001153

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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.
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