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2023
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190906000594
281
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
403 W 2nd Street
Diagonal
50845
Ringgold County
Diagonal Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 734-5331
49
6
8.6
55.1%
49 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,743
$802
$15,941
26.4
(n/a)
191896001122
282
Melcher-Dallas High School
Public
7-12
214 S Main
Melcher
50163
Marion County
Melcher-Dallas Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 947-3731
145
12
11.6
30.3%
140 (96.6%)
3 (2.1%)
2 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$17,935
$366
$17,567
26.1
50.5
187
95
190948000620
283
George Washington Middle School
Public
6-8
51 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque
52001
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 552-4800
607
52
11.5
45.3%
398 (65.6%)
98 (16.1%)
38 (6.3%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (4.3%)
43 (7.1%)
$14,915
$508
$14,407
25.2
35
246
37
191755001019
284
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School
Public
6-12
303 S Devoe St
Lone Tree
52755
Johnson County
Lone Tree Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 629-4610
209
18
11.4
32.5%
189 (90.4%)
1 (0.5%)
16 (7.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
$13,078
$319
$12,759
24.3
33.3
252
32
190006000179
285
GMG Secondary School
Public
7-12
306 Park Street
Garwin
50632
Tama County
GMG Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 499-2005
210
20
10.5
43.8%
186 (88.6%)
8 (3.8%)
7 (3.3%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.4%)
$14,599
$177
$14,421
23.4
32.2
256
29
193024001705
286
Washington Middle School
Public
6-8
313 S. 4th Ave.
Washington
52353
Washington County
Washington Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 653-5414
349
31
11.2
47.9%
246 (70.5%)
8 (2.3%)
75 (21.5%)
3 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.9%)
$13,172
$690
$12,482
23.4
26.2
278
8
190678000285
287
Central City High School
Public
6-12
400 Barber Street
Central City
52214
Linn County
Central City Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 438-6182
225
21
10.6
34.7%
208 (92.4%)
6 (2.7%)
6 (2.7%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.3%)
$15,375
$264
$15,111
23.2
21.6
286
1
191034000658
288
River Valley Junior- Senior High School
Public
6-12
916 Hackberry St
Correctionville
51016
Woodbury County
River Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 372-4656
148
15
10
51.4%
134 (90.5%)
1 (0.7%)
9 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.7%)
$14,395
$258
$14,136
22.6
14
307
19
192061002240
289
Berg Middle School
Public
5-8
1900 N 5th Ave East
Newton
50208
Jasper County
Newton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 792-7741
823
54
15.3
55.0%
681 (82.7%)
25 (3.0%)
63 (7.7%)
8 (1.0%)
4 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
41 (5.0%)
$14,159
$320
$13,839
22.3
30.4
263
26
191185000734
290
Fort Madison Middle School
Public
4-8
502 48th Street
Fort Madison
52627
Lee County
Fort Madison Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(319) 372-4687
686
49
14
59.3%
564 (82.2%)
14 (2.0%)
48 (7.0%)
5 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (7.9%)
$17,605
$465
$17,140
21.8
27.5
272
18
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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 September 18, 2024, 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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