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Rank
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School
Type
Grades
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City
Zip
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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171
PCM Middle School
Public
6-8
407 Plainsmen Rd
Prairie City
50228
Jasper County
PCM Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 994-8222
247
20
12.3
28.7%
225 (91.1%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.2%)
$13,929
$269
$13,660
56.1
57.6
144
27
193075001773
172
West Branch Middle School
Public
5-8
900 W. Main St.
West Branch
52358
Cedar County
West Branch Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 643-5324
257
17
15.5
26.5%
233 (90.7%)
3 (1.2%)
17 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.6%)
$14,753
$580
$14,171
55.5
55.4
155
17
192319001373
173
Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School
Public
7-12
205 2nd Ave NW
Pocahontas
50574
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas Area Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 335-4848
392
29
13.6
56.1%
330 (84.2%)
2 (0.5%)
40 (10.2%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (4.8%)
$15,785
$176
$15,609
55.3
39.4
230
57
191944001147
174
Missouri Valley Middle School
Public
6-8
607 E Lincoln Highway
Missouri Valley
51555
Harrison County
Missouri Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 642-2706
158
11
14.4
41.1%
150 (94.9%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.5%)
$13,227
$147
$13,079
55.2
41.9
223
49
190354000060
175
Ames Middle School
Public
6-8
3915 Mortensen Road
Ames
50014
Story County
Ames Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 268-2400
1,002
76
13.2
30.8%
651 (65.0%)
102 (10.2%)
117 (11.7%)
64 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
64 (6.4%)
$11,412
$258
$11,154
55.2
52.5
170
5
192805001638
176
Tripoli Middle/Senior High School
Public
6-12
209 8th Ave SW
Tripoli
50676
Bremer County
Tripoli Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 882-4202
185
21
8.8
43.2%
170 (91.9%)
2 (1.1%)
4 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.9%)
$15,113
$291
$14,821
54.8
49.1
189
13
190957000628
177
Boyer Valley Middle/High School
Public
6-12
1102 Iowa Ave
Dunlap
51529
Harrison County
Boyer Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 643-2258
220
15
14.3
40.5%
198 (90.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (7.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.3%)
$14,318
$543
$13,775
54.3
46.6
202
25
192625001489
178
Sidney High School
Public
7-12
2754 Knox Road
Sidney
51652
Fremont County
Sidney Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 374-2731
222
17
12.7
45.9%
205 (92.3%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.8%)
$14,259
$200
$14,060
54.1
64.1
116
62
191338000808
179
H-L-V Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
402 5th Street
Victor
52347
Iowa County
H-L-V Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 647-2161
140
7
20
32.1%
133 (95.0%)
3 (2.1%)
3 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
$16,288
$495
$15,793
53.9
60.4
132
47
191611000964
180
Lake Mills Middle School
Public
6-8
102 S 4th Ave E
Lake Mills
50450
Winnebago County
Lake Mills Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 592-0894
145
8
17.3
38.6%
110 (75.9%)
3 (2.1%)
27 (18.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.4%)
$9,773
$220
$9,553
52.5
44.3
213
33
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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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