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191458000866
181
Independence Junior Senior High School
Public
7-12
700 20th Ave SW
Independence
50644
Buchanan County
Independence Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 334-7405
701
47
15
32.1%
650 (92.7%)
2 (0.3%)
26 (3.7%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (3.0%)
$15,700
$579
$15,121
52.3
44
215
34
190831001237
182
Creston Middle School
Public
6-8
805 Academic Ave.
Creston
50801
Union County
Creston Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 782-2129
291
25
11.4
59.5%
253 (86.9%)
7 (2.4%)
24 (8.2%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.1%)
$13,414
$191
$13,222
52
49.5
185
3
192541001451
183
Schleswig Middle School
Public
5-8
714 Date Street
Schleswig
51461
Crawford County
Schleswig Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 676-3313
54
3
19.2
44.4%
49 (90.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (7.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,627
$508
$14,119
51.8
64.6
111
72
191005001956
184
Earlham Middle School
Public
6-8
535 N Chestnut Ave
Earlham
50072
Madison County
Earlham Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 758-2214
132
7
19.4
15.9%
121 (91.7%)
3 (2.3%)
5 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
$13,748
$102
$13,646
51.3
45.6
207
23
191011000644
185
East Buchanan Middle School
Public
7-8
414 5th St North
Winthrop
50682
Buchanan County
East Buchanan Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 935-3367
88
6
15.8
40.9%
83 (94.3%)
3 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.3%)
$12,082
$226
$11,857
50.8
25.5
271
86
191971001157
186
Moravia High School
Public
6-12
505 N Trussell Avenue
Moravia
52571
Appanoose County
Moravia Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 724-3241
224
15
15.2
49.1%
207 (92.4%)
4 (1.8%)
4 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.0%)
$13,670
$229
$13,440
50.6
47.3
198
12
191896001122
187
Melcher-Dallas High School
Public
7-12
214 S Main
Melcher
50163
Marion County
Melcher-Dallas Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 947-3731
153
15
10.3
34.0%
148 (96.7%)
2 (1.3%)
3 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$17,935
$366
$17,567
50.5
13.3
309
122
190954000625
188
Dunkerton High School
Public
6-12
509 Canfield
Dunkerton
50626
Black Hawk County
Dunkerton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 822-4295
211
20
10.7
38.4%
193 (91.5%)
3 (1.4%)
3 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
11 (5.2%)
$15,242
$249
$14,993
50.4
48.4
193
5
190483001987
189
Benton Community Middle School
Public
7-8
600 1st St
Van Horne
52346
Benton County
Benton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 228-8701
235
14
16.9
22.6%
215 (91.5%)
4 (1.7%)
8 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.4%)
$9,661
$223
$9,438
50.4
51.9
173
16
193078001776
190
West Burlington Arnold Junior/Senior High School
Public
6-12
408 W Van Weiss Blvd
West Burlington
52655
Des Moines County
West Burlington Ind School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 752-8747
487
31
15.5
40.7%
350 (71.9%)
36 (7.4%)
28 (5.7%)
13 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (12.3%)
$21,092
$147
$20,945
50.1
72.1
79
111
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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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