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Type
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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 (
2024
)
Average Standard
Score (
2023
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Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
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2024
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181
Carroll Middle School
Public
5-8
3203 N. Grant Road
Carroll
51401
Carroll County
Carroll Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 792-8020
456
29
15.7
39.7%
387 (84.9%)
20 (4.4%)
31 (6.8%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (3.5%)
$12,107
$303
$11,804
53.3
65.4
110
71
191104000683
182
Essex Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
111 Forbes St
Essex
51638
Page County
Essex Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 379-3115
94
10
9.6
55.3%
84 (89.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
$19,949
$371
$19,579
53.3
82.2
25
157
190000602255
183
North Fayette Valley Middle School
Public
5-8
23493 Canoe Rd
Elgin
52141
Fayette County
North Fayette Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 422-3851
310
23
13.4
38.7%
287 (92.6%)
1 (0.3%)
16 (5.2%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.6%)
$15,606
$342
$15,265
53.2
63.4
116
67
192799000309
184
Tri-Center Middle School
Public
6-8
33980 310th St
Neola
51559
Pottawattamie County
Tri-Center Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 485-2211
140
7
20.2
30.0%
127 (90.7%)
2 (1.4%)
7 (5.0%)
3 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
$9,865
$219
$9,646
53.2
56.6
168
16
190483001987
185
Benton Community Middle School
Public
7-8
600 1st St
Van Horne
52346
Benton County
Benton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(319) 228-8701
212
14
15.1
17.5%
196 (92.5%)
3 (1.4%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.3%)
$9,661
$223
$9,438
53
50.4
189
4
191470000897
186
Northwest Junior High School
Public
7-8
1507 8th St
Coralville
52241
Johnson County
Iowa City Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 688-1060
720
49
14.6
43.5%
340 (47.2%)
198 (27.5%)
79 (11.0%)
56 (7.8%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
39 (5.4%)
$14,464
$430
$14,034
52.6
56.7
167
19
190004000121
187
East Marshall Middle School
Public
6-8
225 S Elm
Gilman
50106
Marshall County
East Marshall Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 498-7483
153
9
17.6
35.3%
130 (85.0%)
1 (0.7%)
15 (9.8%)
2 (1.3%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.6%)
$11,474
$89
$11,385
52.6
63.1
121
66
192976001700
188
Wapsie Valley High School
Public
7-12
RR 2 2535 Viking Ave
Fairbank
50629
Buchanan County
Wapsie Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 638-6711
293
22
13.3
20.1%
283 (96.6%)
1 (0.3%)
5 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.4%)
$13,502
$255
$13,248
52.4
48.4
198
10
193093001796
189
Stilwell Junior High School
Public
7-8
1601 Vine St
West Des Moines
50265
Polk County
West Des Moines Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 633-6000
644
48
13.4
29.0%
404 (62.7%)
81 (12.6%)
92 (14.3%)
24 (3.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (6.5%)
$15,102
$192
$14,909
52.1
56.8
166
23
191566000939
190
Keota High School
Public
7-12
507 N Ellis St
Keota
52248
Keokuk County
Keota Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 636-3491
138
12
11.6
40.6%
128 (92.8%)
1 (0.7%)
6 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.2%)
$15,277
$726
$14,550
51.9
15.5
299
109
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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 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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