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
141	Sioux Center High School	Public	9-12	1031 13th Ave NE	Sioux Center	51250	Sioux County	Sioux Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 722-2981	518	33	15.5	45.0%	261 (50.4%)	8 (1.5%)	239 (46.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$14,733			$198			$14,535	62.4	69.6	95	46		192637001496
142	Crestwood High School	Public	9-12	1000 Schroder Dr	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 547-2764	346	27	12.7	44.2%	310 (89.6%)	6 (1.7%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$16,120			$314			$15,806	62.4	67.1	103	39		191428000849
143	Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	411 10th Ave NE	Belmond	50421	Wright County	Belmond-Klemme Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 444-4300	297	25	12	51.9%	196 (66.0%)	3 (1.0%)	95 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,958			$237			$14,719	62.4	52.1	180	37		190468000130
144	Ames High School	Public	9-12	1801 Ridgewood Drive	Ames	50010	Story County	Ames Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 817-0600	1,440	82	17.5	29.9%	919 (63.8%)	145 (10.1%)	171 (11.9%)	113 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.3%)	$11,820			$335			$11,486	61.9	62.6	132	12		190354000050
145	Linn-Mar High School	Public	9-12	3111 N 10th St	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 447-3040	2,229	130	17.1	23.1%	1,657 (74.3%)	151 (6.8%)	136 (6.1%)	130 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	129 (5.8%)	$13,871			$299			$13,571	61.6	66.5	109	36		191722001004
146	PCM High School	Public	9-12	400 East Highway 163	Monroe	50170	Jasper County	PCM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 994-8222	348	25	13.8	19.5%	316 (90.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$13,660			$359			$13,301	61.5	61.1	141	5		199901702060
147	Danville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	419 South Main Street	Danville	52623	Des Moines County	Danville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 392-4222	289	18	16	37.7%	263 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$12,852			$127			$12,724	61.5	48	207	60		190855000455
148	Le Mars High School	Public	9-12	921 3rd Ave SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 546-4153	662	41	16.1	27.8%	476 (71.9%)	23 (3.5%)	115 (17.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	25 (3.8%)	$12,909			$311			$12,598	61.4	59.8	147	1		191653000988
149	Keota High School	Public	7-12	507 N Ellis St	Keota	52248	Keokuk County	Keota Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 636-3491	114	12	9.5	42.1%	106 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$15,277			$726			$14,550	61.4	67.3	102	47		191566000939
150	Urbandale High School	Public	9-12	7111 Aurora Avenue	Urbandale	50322	Polk County	Urbandale Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 457-6800	1,301	88	14.7	36.4%	817 (62.8%)	117 (9.0%)	205 (15.8%)	88 (6.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (5.2%)	$11,428			$388			$11,040	61.2	34.3	263	113		192868001659

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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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