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191
South Central Calhoun High School
Public
9-12
709 W Main St
Lake City
51449
Calhoun County
South Central Calhoun Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 464-7211
278
27
10.2
45.0%
256 (92.1%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
7 (2.5%)
$16,981
$194
$16,787
49.5
32.1
251
60
191107000685
192
Estherville Lincoln Central High School
Public
9-12
1520 Central Ave
Estherville
51334
Emmet County
Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 362-2659
384
27
14.1
46.9%
262 (68.2%)
4 (1.0%)
109 (28.4%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.8%)
$15,835
$277
$15,559
48.8
44.3
200
8
191914001131
193
Mid-Prairie High School
Public
9-12
1634 Highway 22 E
Wellman
52356
Washington County
Mid-Prairie Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 646-6091
379
29
13
20.6%
343 (90.5%)
3 (0.8%)
22 (5.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.9%)
$16,672
$833
$15,839
48.6
55.4
161
32
192685001576
194
Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
16331 Tyler St
Liberty Center
50145
Warren County
Southeast Warren Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 466-3331
233
19
12.5
24.0%
224 (96.1%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$14,945
$97
$14,849
48.5
52.2
171
23
191095000675
195
Emmetsburg High School
Public
9-12
205 King St
Emmetsburg
50536
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 852-2966
245
22
11.1
33.1%
224 (91.4%)
3 (1.2%)
6 (2.4%)
8 (3.3%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
$14,069
$58
$14,010
48.2
50.6
178
17
191311000788
196
Nodaway Valley High School
Public
9-12
410 NW 2nd
Greenfield
50849
Adair County
Nodaway Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 743-6141
193
18
11
46.1%
179 (92.7%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.1%)
$14,978
$215
$14,763
48.2
56.1
158
38
191011000643
197
East Buchanan High School
Public
9-12
414 5th St North
Winthrop
50682
Buchanan County
East Buchanan Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 935-3367
186
17
10.7
36.0%
176 (94.6%)
2 (1.1%)
4 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.2%)
$15,562
$271
$15,292
48.2
38.6
227
30
190948000604
198
Dubuque Senior High School
Public
9-12
1800 Clarke Dr
Dubuque
52001
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 552-5500
1,435
136
10.5
36.4%
1,086 (75.7%)
135 (9.4%)
93 (6.5%)
8 (0.6%)
2 (0.1%)
38 (2.6%)
71 (4.9%)
$15,535
$392
$15,143
47.9
37
235
37
190948000608
199
Hempstead High School
Public
9-12
3715 Pennsylvania Ave
Dubuque
52002
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(563) 552-5200
1,584
109
14.4
38.1%
1,203 (75.9%)
131 (8.3%)
91 (5.7%)
17 (1.1%)
2 (0.1%)
62 (3.9%)
75 (4.7%)
$14,575
$123
$14,453
47.6
44
203
4
190549000174
200
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
1090 Jackson St
Brooklyn
52211
Poweshiek County
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 522-7058
265
19
14.2
34.7%
245 (92.5%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.3%)
$15,368
$55
$15,313
47.5
54.9
162
38
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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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