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
261	Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	303 S Devoe St	Lone Tree	52755	Johnson County	Lone Tree Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 629-4610	205	16	12.9	29.8%	186 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$13,078			$319			$12,759	34.6	37.1	249	12		191755001019
262	Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,490	132	11.3	43.6%	1,081 (72.6%)	158 (10.6%)	92 (6.2%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.3%)	93 (6.2%)	$15,535			$392			$15,143	34	45.1	219	43		190948000604
263	Lamoni High School	Public	9-12	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 784-3351	81	8	9.6	39.5%	68 (84.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	$18,880			$651			$18,229	33.5	33.6	264	1		191632000975
264	New London Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	101 Jack Wilson Dr	New London	52645	Henry County	New London Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 367-0500	284	23	12.1	41.2%	246 (86.6%)	15 (5.3%)	11 (3.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$14,203			$251			$13,952	33.4	41	236	28		192046001210
265	Mason City High School	Public	9-12	1700 4th St. SE	Mason City	50401	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 421-4431	891	54	16.5	41.2%	629 (70.6%)	59 (6.6%)	121 (13.6%)	19 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	33 (3.7%)	19 (2.1%)	$16,496			$408			$16,086	33.4	17.7	298	33		191878001107
266	Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3003 Hwy 22	Thornburg	50255	Keokuk County	Tri-County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 634-2636	77	7	10.3	46.8%	73 (94.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$22,435			$530			$21,906	32.9	50.8	189	77		192802001634
267	George Washington High School	Public	9-12	2205 Forest DR SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2161	1,182	77	15.2	54.7%	636 (53.8%)	294 (24.9%)	100 (8.5%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	122 (10.3%)	$16,333			$764			$15,569	32.8	24.2	283	16		190654000241
268	Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	3715 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5200	1,499	97	15.4	42.0%	1,151 (76.8%)	114 (7.6%)	78 (5.2%)	21 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)	71 (4.7%)	$14,575			$123			$14,453	32.6	39.9	239	29		190948000608
269	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4419 Center St	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-7272	2,051	66	31.2	55.2%	850 (41.4%)	562 (27.4%)	364 (17.7%)	64 (3.1%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	178 (8.7%)	$14,829			$690			$14,140	31.5	22.5	290	21		190897000574
270	Orient-Macksburg Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 S. School Street	Orient	50858	Adair County	Orient-Macksburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 352-4800	50	0	555.5	56.0%	46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	$15,650			$175			$15,474	30.9	28.3	273	3		192181001299

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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.

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