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1 / 25#25. Northwest High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Waukee Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,574 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
Best high schools in Iowa
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in Iowa using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Pella High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Pella Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 801 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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3 / 25#23. Forest City High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Forest City Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 304 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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4 / 25#22. City High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Iowa City Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,666 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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5 / 25#21. Carroll High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Carroll Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 483 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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6 / 25#20. Waukee Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Waukee Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,375 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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7 / 25#19. Decorah High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Decorah Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 555 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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8 / 25#18. Treynor High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Treynor Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 254 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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9 / 25#17. Liberty High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Iowa City Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,286 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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10 / 25#16. Valley High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: West Des Moines Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 2,178 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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11 / 25#15. St. Ansgar High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: St. Ansgar Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 166 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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12 / 25#14. Regina Catholic Education Center
- School type: Private School
- Location: Iowa, IA
- Enrollment: 891 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A-
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13 / 25#13. Mount Pleasant Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mount Pleasant, IA
- Enrollment: 37 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Gilbert High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Gilbert Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 509 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Ankeny Centennial High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,470 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. MOC-Floyd Valley High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 486 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. Bishop Heelan Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Sioux City, IA
- Enrollment: 499 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. Cedar Ridge Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Cedar Falls, IA
- Enrollment: 364 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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19 / 25#7. Ankeny High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,375 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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20 / 25#6. Dowling Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: West Des Moines, IA
- Enrollment: 1,391 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 25#5. Pleasant Valley High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Pleasant Valley Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,731 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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22 / 25#4. West Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Iowa City Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,514 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Scattergood Friends School
- School type: Private School
- Location: West Branch, IA
- Enrollment: 45 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Rivermont Collegiate
- School type: Private School
- Location: Bettendorf, IA
- Enrollment: 191 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Maharishi School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fairfield, IA
- Enrollment: 156 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
