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
211	Benton Community Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 1st St	Van Horne	52346	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 228-8701	473	28	16.8	20.3%	434 (91.8%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,474			$238			$15,236	47	64.5	121	90		190483000137
212	Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Idaho	Glidden	51443	Carroll County	Glidden-Ralston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 659-2205	163	13	12.1	28.8%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,790			$292			$18,499	46.6	39.9	240	28		191275000772
213	Midland Middle/High School	Public	6-12	106 W. Webster Street	Wyoming	52362	Jones County	Midland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 259-5340	268	20	13.5	43.3%	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,043			$140			$14,903	46.6	44.5	223	10		191920001563
214	Waukee High School	Public	10-12	555 SE University Avenue	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-5163	1,375	82	16.7	23.0%	870 (63.3%)	142 (10.3%)	127 (9.2%)	124 (9.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	105 (7.6%)	$13,035			$231			$12,804	46.1	62	135	79		193051001744
215	Bellevue High School	Public	6-12	1601 State St	Bellevue	52031	Jackson County	Bellevue Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 872-4001	354	24	14.6	21.5%	332 (93.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,569			$264			$11,304	46	28.1	275	60		190465000129
216	Central City High School	Public	6-12	400 Barber Street	Central City	52214	Linn County	Central City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 438-6182	200	20	9.9	37.0%	184 (92.0%)	6 (3.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$15,375			$264			$15,111	45.5	29.7	269	53		190678000285
217	H-L-V Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	402 5th Street	Victor	52347	Iowa County	H-L-V Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 647-2161	133	9	15.3	36.1%	122 (91.7%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$16,288			$495			$15,793	45.4	49.3	198	19		191338000808
218	Knoxville High School	Public	9-12	1811 W Madison	Knoxville	50138	Marion County	Knoxville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 842-2173	508	34	15	37.8%	449 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	$14,996			$157			$14,839	45.1	50.2	192	26		191584000948
219	Davis County Community High School	Public	9-12	503 E. Locust	Bloomfield	52537	Davis County	Davis County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 664-2200	358	22	16.3	39.7%	334 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,057			$442			$14,614	44.9	35.8	256	37		190861000492
220	West Fork High School	Public	9-12	453 N. 5th St.	Sheffield	50475	Franklin County	West Fork Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 892-4461	191	18	10.7	31.4%	176 (92.1%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$15,359			$137			$15,222	44.9			(n/a)		192592001468

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About our rankings:

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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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