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Average Standard
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2023
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2023
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192019001197
221
Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
612 Greeley St
Nashua
50658
Chickasaw County
Nashua-Plainfield Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 435-4166
308
24
12.6
29.2%
292 (94.8%)
5 (1.6%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$15,197
$401
$14,797
43.5
57.7
159
62
190690000297
222
Central Decatur Middle School/High School High School
Public
7-12
1201 NE Poplar St
Leon
50144
Decatur County
Central Decatur Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 446-4816
321
19
16.6
67.6%
304 (94.7%)
2 (0.6%)
9 (2.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.6%)
$15,573
$600
$14,974
43.3
38
235
13
192973001927
223
Wapello Junior High School
Public
6-8
501 Buchanan St
Wapello
52653
Louisa County
Wapello Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 523-8131
100
6
17.3
44.0%
83 (83.0%)
2 (2.0%)
11 (11.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.0%)
$10,707
$112
$10,595
43.3
29.7
265
42
190897000561
224
Merrill Middle School
Public
6-8
5301 Grand Ave
Des Moines
50312
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 242-8448
651
37
17.3
36.4%
384 (59.0%)
105 (16.1%)
74 (11.4%)
22 (3.4%)
5 (0.8%)
2 (0.3%)
59 (9.1%)
$12,938
$599
$12,340
42.5
42.4
220
4
192319001373
225
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
No
(712) 335-4848
374
29
12.7
57.0%
309 (82.6%)
2 (0.5%)
37 (9.9%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.3%)
20 (5.3%)
$15,785
$176
$15,609
42.3
55.3
173
52
193048001723
226
Hoover Middle School
Public
6-8
630 Hillcrest Rd
Waterloo
50701
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 433-2830
831
51
16.2
58.6%
443 (53.3%)
168 (20.2%)
68 (8.2%)
51 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (1.9%)
85 (10.2%)
$12,322
$288
$12,033
42.2
37.4
238
12
190600002042
227
Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance Center
Public
7-12
110 E Park Rd
Wheatland
52777
Clinton County
Calamus-Wheatland Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 374-1292
205
17
11.7
29.3%
194 (94.6%)
1 (0.5%)
5 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.4%)
$13,932
$184
$13,748
42
45.2
209
18
191338000808
228
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
No
(319) 647-2161
135
10
14.1
34.1%
127 (94.1%)
3 (2.2%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
$16,288
$495
$15,793
41.9
53.9
179
49
199901902217
229
Southeast Valley Middle School
Public
5-8
30850 Paragon Ave.
Burnside
50521
Webster County
Southeast Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 359-2235
315
22
14.4
40.6%
285 (90.5%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.9%)
3 (1.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (4.8%)
$12,172
$207
$11,965
41.5
47.2
201
28
191971001157
230
Moravia High School
Public
6-12
505 N Trussell Avenue
Moravia
52571
Appanoose County
Moravia Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 724-3241
216
15
14.2
41.7%
209 (96.8%)
2 (0.9%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$13,670
$229
$13,440
41.5
50.6
186
44
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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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