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)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
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2023
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211
Shenandoah Middle School
Public
5-8
601 Dr. Creighton Circle
Shenandoah
51601
Page County
Shenandoah Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 246-2520
296
22
13.7
38.2%
267 (90.2%)
1 (0.3%)
16 (5.4%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.4%)
$12,890
$81
$12,810
44.1
52.2
171
40
192787000290
212
Tipton Middle School
Public
5-8
725 West 7th St.
Tipton
52772
Cedar County
Tipton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 886-6025
292
20
14.4
32.5%
273 (93.5%)
1 (0.3%)
11 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.4%)
$10,591
$216
$10,375
44.1
56.8
148
64
192640001505
213
East Middle School
Public
6-8
5401 Lorraine Ave
Sioux City
51106
Woodbury County
Sioux City Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 274-4030
1,067
74
14.4
64.7%
583 (54.6%)
76 (7.1%)
303 (28.4%)
17 (1.6%)
10 (0.9%)
17 (1.6%)
61 (5.7%)
$13,321
$647
$12,675
44.1
47.7
195
18
190575001620
214
North Iowa Middle School
Public
6-8
111 3rd Ave NW
Buffalo Center
50424
Winnebago County
North Iowa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 562-2525
107
10
11.1
38.3%
91 (85.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (15.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,756
$463
$13,293
44
33.7
253
39
191470002288
215
ICCSD Pk-12 Online Learning Program
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1725 N Dodge Street
Iowa City
52245
Johnson County
Iowa City Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(319) 688-1000
199
19
10.7
43.7%
91 (45.7%)
47 (23.6%)
24 (12.1%)
9 (4.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (11.6%)
43.9
31.5
261
46
191584000949
216
Knoxville Middle School
Public
6-8
413 Willetts Dr
Knoxville
50138
Marion County
Knoxville Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 842-3315
368
27
13.7
49.7%
332 (90.2%)
1 (0.3%)
20 (5.4%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (3.5%)
$13,836
$263
$13,573
43.6
61
131
85
193111000738
217
West Monona Middle School
Public
6-8
1314 15th St
Onawa
51040
Monona County
West Monona Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 433-9098
105
9
11.1
42.9%
92 (87.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.7%)
$13,096
$236
$12,860
43.6
67.4
99
118
190002601341
218
South O'Brien Secondary School
Public
7-12
307 W Groesbeck
Paullina
51046
O'Brien County
South O'Brien Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 949-3454
252
20
12.4
30.2%
227 (90.1%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.0%)
$15,447
$108
$15,339
43
29.3
264
46
193087001778
219
West Central PK - 8 School
Public
PK, KG-8
305 Pember
Maynard
50655
Fayette County
West Central Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 637-2283
239
14
17.3
43.9%
219 (91.6%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.2%)
$12,835
$581
$12,254
42.5
16.6
300
81
190897000561
220
Merrill Middle School
Public
6-8
5301 Grand Ave
Des Moines
50312
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-8448
634
36
17.5
44.6%
375 (59.1%)
101 (15.9%)
79 (12.5%)
21 (3.3%)
4 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (8.5%)
$12,938
$599
$12,340
42.4
45.1
211
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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 29, 2023, 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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