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School
Type
Grades
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Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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190579000181
311
Burlington Community High School
Public
9-12
421 Terrace Dr
Burlington
52601
Des Moines County
Burlington Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 753-2211
1,092
61
17.8
58.4%
729 (66.8%)
149 (13.6%)
80 (7.3%)
11 (1.0%)
5 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
117 (10.7%)
$15,640
$640
$15,000
10.4
10.9
309
2
191878002290
312
Mason City Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1515 S Pennsylvania Ave
Mason City
50401
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(641) 421-4401
99
4
24.7
52.5%
71 (71.7%)
13 (13.1%)
11 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.0%)
9.7
(n/a)
192532001447
313
Saydel High School
Public
9-12
5601 NE 7th St
Des Moines
50313
Polk County
Saydel Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 262-9325
451
33
13.5
60.5%
338 (74.9%)
4 (0.9%)
80 (17.7%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (5.8%)
$15,532
$350
$15,182
8.5
3.9
323
10
191182000724
314
Fort Dodge High School
Public
9-12
819 N 25th St
Fort Dodge
50501
Webster County
Fort Dodge Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 955-1770
1,072
64
16.7
54.4%
737 (68.8%)
76 (7.1%)
171 (16.0%)
5 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.4%)
78 (7.3%)
$15,974
$1,047
$14,927
8.3
8.8
313
1
192640001533
315
West High School
Public
9-12
2001 Casselman
Sioux City
51103
Woodbury County
Sioux City Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 279-6772
1,252
83
15
76.0%
453 (36.2%)
87 (6.9%)
532 (42.5%)
33 (2.6%)
52 (4.2%)
21 (1.7%)
74 (5.9%)
$13,862
$375
$13,487
7.9
11
308
7
190897000543
316
Hoover High School
Public
9-12
4800 Aurora Ave
Des Moines
50310
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 242-7300
991
46
21.4
78.1%
207 (20.9%)
312 (31.5%)
230 (23.2%)
172 (17.4%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
62 (6.3%)
$17,790
$689
$17,101
7.8
16.3
299
17
190654000263
317
Thomas Jefferson High School
Public
9-12
1243 20th ST SW
Cedar Rapids
52404
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 558-2435
1,543
86
17.9
56.4%
813 (52.7%)
391 (25.3%)
172 (11.1%)
26 (1.7%)
2 (0.1%)
9 (0.6%)
129 (8.4%)
$15,251
$1,064
$14,187
7.8
9.1
312
5
193048001714
318
East High School
Public
9-12
214 High St
Waterloo
50703
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 433-2400
1,022
59
17.2
73.2%
404 (39.5%)
328 (32.1%)
169 (16.5%)
6 (0.6%)
2 (0.2%)
24 (2.3%)
89 (8.7%)
$15,126
$451
$14,674
7.2
14.8
301
17
192562001465
319
Seymour High School
Public
5-12
100 South Park
Seymour
52590
Wayne County
Seymour Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 898-2291
132
14
9.4
52.3%
125 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.0%)
$13,915
$209
$13,706
6.6
8
316
3
191872002289
320
Marshalltown Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
PK, KG-12
1002 South 3rd Avenue
Marshalltown
50158
Marshall County
Marshalltown Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(641) 754-1000
81
0
58.0%
24 (29.6%)
4 (4.9%)
43 (53.1%)
3 (3.7%)
2 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.2%)
5.8
3.1
326
6
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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 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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Educational resources:
Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education
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