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
281	Woodbine High School	Public	5-12	501 Weare St	Woodbine	51579	Harrison County	Woodbine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 647-2227	303	21	14.7	32.3%	285 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,588			$209			$15,379	28	37.6	247	34		193192001862
282	Oelwein High School	Public	9-12	315 8th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-2731	334	26	12.8	42.5%	286 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	$18,811			$1,466			$17,345	27.9	20.5	293	11		192163001288
283	Graettinger-Terril High School	Public	9-12	205 S Lincoln Ave	Graettinger	51342	Palo Alto County	Graettinger-Terril Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 859-3286	128	12	10.8	46.1%	121 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$20,099			$233			$19,868	27	38	244	39		191281000776
284	Newell-Fonda High School	Public	9-12	205 Clark St	Newell	50568	Buena Vista County	Newell-Fonda Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 272-3325	138	12	11.2	34.8%	107 (77.5%)	2 (1.4%)	16 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.5%)	3 (2.2%)	$19,002			$301			$18,701	25.8	44.7	222	62		192058001218
285	South Tama County High School	Public	9-12	1715 Harding St	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 484-4345	421	25	17	55.8%	196 (46.6%)	5 (1.2%)	155 (36.8%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$16,283			$413			$15,869	24.5	18.1	297	12		192673001556
286	Eagle Grove High School	Public	9-12	415 NW 2nd Street	Eagle Grove	50533	Wright County	Eagle Grove Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 448-5143	329	25	13	54.4%	162 (49.2%)	3 (0.9%)	153 (46.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,716			$452			$15,265	24	15.3	305	19		190999000635
287	Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Public	7-12	321 W. School St.	Preston	52069	Jackson County	Easton Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 689-4221	198	21	9.3	38.9%	186 (93.9%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,207			$53			$16,154	24	34.5	262	25		191013002201
288	West Liberty High School	Public	9-12	310 West Maxson Ave.	West Liberty	52776	Muscatine County	West Liberty Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 627-2115	397	27	14.9	42.8%	164 (41.3%)	1 (0.3%)	224 (56.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$14,944			$401			$14,543	23.6	22.6	289	1		193099001805
289	Hamburg Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	309 S Street	Hamburg	51640	Fremont County	Hamburg Community School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(712) 382-2017	58	3	19.3	46.6%	52 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								23.5	22.9	287	2		191344002310
290	Melcher-Dallas High School	Public	7-12	214 S Main	Melcher	50163	Marion County	Melcher-Dallas Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 947-3731	151	14	10.4	30.5%	146 (96.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,935			$366			$17,567	23.4	41.3	235	55		191896001122

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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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