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
21	Lynnville-Sully High School	Public	9-12	12476 Hwy F62 E	Sully	50251	Jasper County	Lynnville-Sully Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 594-4445	160	11	14.7	22.5%	155 (96.9%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,419			$151			$15,268	82.6	81.9	26	5		191803001031
22	Center Point-Urbana High School	Public	9-12	145 Iowa Street	Center Point	52213	Linn County	Center Point-Urbana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 849-1102	440	28	15.7	14.5%	410 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$12,937			$145			$12,792	82.6	80.3	31	9		190666000272
23	Waukon High School	Public	9-12	1061 3rd Ave NW	Waukon	52172	Allamakee County	Allamakee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 568-3466	392	22	17.8	35.2%	370 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$15,929			$265			$15,665	82.4	75.3	60	37		190339000038
24	Central Lyon Secondary School	Public	7-12	1010 S Greene Street	Rock Rapids	51246	Lyon County	Central Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 472-2664	358	27	13.2	24.0%	324 (90.5%)	9 (2.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	$22,953			$660			$22,293	81.7	83.6	18	6		190696000308
25	Kingsley-Pierson High School	Public	9-12	322 Quest Avenue	Kingsley	51028	Plymouth County	Kingsley-Pierson Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 378-2861	141	11	12.4	29.8%	125 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$15,209			$606			$14,603	81.7	81.1	28	3		191575000941
26	Hinton High School	Public	7-12	315 W. Grand	Hinton	51024	Plymouth County	Hinton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 947-4328	370	22	17.1	10.5%	348 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,000			$170			$14,830	81.6	83.9	17	9		191416000844
27	Ankeny Centennial High School	Public	10-12	2220 NW State St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9610	1,470	88	16.6	16.5%	1,156 (78.6%)	75 (5.1%)	120 (8.2%)	38 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (5.1%)	$14,519			$200			$14,319	81.5	76.5	50	23		190369002187
28	St Ansgar High School	Public	9-12	206 East 8th Street	Saint Ansgar	50472	Mitchell County	St Ansgar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 713-4720	166	18	9.1	23.5%	156 (94.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,983			$368			$18,616	81.2	81.7	27	1		192520001442
29	Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	107 South St	Delhi	52223	Delaware County	Maquoketa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 922-2091	206	18	11.2	32.0%	198 (96.1%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,346			$544			$15,802	80.8	77.9	43	14		191854001067
30	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%)	$15,158			$335			$14,824	80.6	88.5	8	22		190456000120

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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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