Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Iowa (2026)

These are the Iowa public schools where hispanic students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested hispanic students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Grant Ragan Elementary School Waukee	90%	90%	24	B
2	Sunnyside Elementary School Sioux City	90%	90%	28	B+
3	MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School Orange City	85%	85%	48	C+
4	Waukee Elementary School Waukee	70%	90%	27	B+
5	Taft Elementary School Humboldt	70%	90%	20	A+
6	Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf	90%	70%	25	A
7	Rock Run Elementary Iowa Falls	70%	70%	24	A
8	Meeker Elementary School Ames	70%	70%	23	A
9	Fellows Elementary School Ames	70%	70%	27	A+
10	Alta Elementary School Alta	70%	70%	25	C+
11	Harlan Intermediate School Harlan	70%	70%	24	C+
12	Lawson Elementary School Johnston	70%	70%	23	B
13	Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk	65%	75%	35	A+
14	James Elementary School Ottumwa	65%	75%	32	D
15	Woodland Hills Elementary School West Des Moines	70%	70%	24	A+
16	East Elementary School Sheldon	75%	65%	36	A+
17	Lincoln Elementary School Spencer	70%	70%	23	C
18	Maple Grove Elementary School West Des Moines	65%	75%	35	C+
19	Loess Hills Elementary Sioux City	62%	72%	116	C+
20	Broadway Elementary School Denison	57%	72%	208	C+
21	Leeds Elementary School Sioux City	62%	67%	95	C
22	Morningside Elementary Sioux City	62%	67%	75	D
23	Rock Creek Elementary Ankeny	50%	75%	30	C+
24	Jefferson Elementary School Clinton	50%	75%	30	D
25	Unity Elementary School Sioux City	62%	62%	100	D

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Hopewell Elementary Bettendorf	90%	90%	21	A+
2	Pleasant Valley Junior High School Leclaire	85%	85%	36	A+
3	Excelsior Middle School Marion	85%	85%	38	A+
4	Oak Ridge Middle School Marion	85%	85%	43	A+
5	Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny	85%	85%	45	A+
6	Northview Middle School Ankeny	90%	70%	29	A+
7	Garfield Elementary School Davenport	70%	90%	23	D
8	Harrison Elementary School Davenport	70%	90%	24	D
9	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School Sanborn	90%	70%	25	B+
10	Edward White Elementary School Eldridge	90%	70%	26	B
11	North Scott Junior High School Eldridge	90%	70%	28	A+
12	East Marshall Middle School Gilman	90%	70%	21	C+
13	Summit Middle School Johnston	77%	82%	84	A+
14	Johnston Middle School Johnston	75%	85%	50	A+
15	Waukee Middle School Waukee	75%	75%	49	B
16	Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School Dubuque	75%	75%	43	B
17	Bettendorf Middle School Bettendorf	72%	77%	124	B
18	Southeast Polk Junior High Pleasant Hill	72%	72%	93	A
19	Fillmore Elementary School Davenport	70%	70%	21	C
20	Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School Dallas Center	70%	70%	24	A+
21	Prairie Point Cedar Rapids	75%	65%	45	C+
22	Clear Creek Amana Middle School Tiffin	70%	70%	28	A+
23	Wilson Middle School Cedar Rapids	70%	70%	27	D
24	Taft Middle School Cedar Rapids	70%	70%	28	B+
25	Carroll Middle School Carroll	70%	70%	28	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Pleasant Valley High School Bettendorf	90%	90%	23	A+
2	Linn-Mar High School Marion	90%	90%	23	B+
3	John F Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids	70%	90%	24	A
4	Bettendorf High School Bettendorf	70%	90%	27	A
5	Ames High School Ames	90%	70%	28	A+
6	Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny	70%	70%	20	A+
7	Boyden-Hull High School Hull	70%	70%	30	B+
8	Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids	70%	70%	29	D
9	Mason City High School Mason City	70%	50%	26	C
10	Johnston Senior High School Johnston	70%	50%	28	A
11	Denison High School Denison	62%	57%	111	C+
12	Clarke Community High School Osceola	70%	50%	28	C
13	Valley High School West Des Moines	52%	62%	70	A+
14	West Liberty High School West Liberty	55%	55%	39	C
15	Waukee High School Waukee	65%	45%	40	A
16	Storm Lake High School Storm Lake	52%	57%	86	D
17	East High School Sioux City	65%	45%	51	C
18	Marshalltown High School Marshalltown	57%	52%	177	D
19	Central High School Davenport	65%	45%	59	C
20	Perry High School Perry	57%	47%	82	C
21	Webster City High School Webster City	50%	50%	23	C
22	East High School Waterloo	50%	50%	27	D
23	Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill	50%	50%	29	C+
24	South Tama County High School Tama	55%	45%	32	C
25	West High School Sioux City	62%	37%	95	D

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Iowa (2026)

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