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Average Standard
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2023
)
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2023
)
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192058000713
191
Newell-Fonda Middle School
Public
6-8
205 Clark St
Newell
50568
Buena Vista County
Newell-Fonda Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(712) 272-3324
130
7
18.9
46.9%
101 (77.7%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (11.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (6.2%)
6 (4.6%)
$13,004
$715
$12,289
51.4
38.1
234
43
192625001489
192
Sidney High School
Public
7-12
2754 Knox Road
Sidney
51652
Fremont County
Sidney Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 374-2731
204
18
11.5
48.0%
184 (90.2%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.4%)
$14,259
$200
$14,060
50.9
54.1
178
14
190624002246
193
Cardinal Junior High
Public
5-8
4045 Ashland Road
Eldon
52554
Wapello County
Cardinal Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 652-7531
301
19
16.1
53.2%
260 (86.4%)
2 (0.7%)
22 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
15 (5.0%)
$11,218
$698
$10,520
50.7
38.2
233
40
193075001773
194
West Branch Middle School
Public
5-8
900 W. Main St.
West Branch
52358
Cedar County
West Branch Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 643-5324
229
16
14.7
22.7%
200 (87.3%)
2 (0.9%)
18 (7.9%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.5%)
$14,753
$580
$14,171
50.3
55.5
172
22
193111000738
195
West Monona Middle School
Public
6-8
1314 15th St
Onawa
51040
Monona County
West Monona Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 433-9098
112
9
11.9
48.2%
93 (83.0%)
3 (2.7%)
2 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.4%)
$13,096
$236
$12,860
50.1
43.6
217
22
192244001343
196
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
Public
7-12
1062 Birch Ave
Packwood
52580
Jefferson County
Pekin Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 695-3705
287
20
14.2
42.5%
268 (93.4%)
1 (0.3%)
7 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.8%)
$14,808
$218
$14,591
50
69
91
105
190357000062
197
Anamosa Middle School
Public
5-8
410 Old Dubuque Road
Anamosa
52205
Jones County
Anamosa Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 462-3553
339
26
13
36.6%
304 (89.7%)
4 (1.2%)
20 (5.9%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.7%)
$12,619
$223
$12,396
49.9
56.9
164
33
191050000670
198
Edgewood-Colesburg High School
Public
7-12
403 W Union
Edgewood
52042
Clayton County
Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 928-6412
198
21
9.3
33.3%
188 (94.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$14,269
$167
$14,102
49.8
42.2
221
23
193072001044
199
West Bend-Mallard Middle School
Public
5-8
300 3rd Ave. SW
West Bend
50597
Palo Alto County
West Bend-Mallard Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 887-7831
107
5
20.3
52.3%
97 (90.7%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (7.5%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$9,406
$271
$9,134
49.4
60.8
139
60
190735000340
200
Clarinda High School
Public
7-12
100 N. Cardinal Drive
Clarinda
51632
Page County
Clarinda Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 542-5167
481
38
12.7
41.2%
435 (90.4%)
2 (0.4%)
14 (2.9%)
4 (0.8%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (5.0%)
$14,767
$357
$14,410
49.4
59.7
147
53
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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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