Top 100 largest schools in Iowa (2025)
Schools with the highest enrollment. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 134Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 2,364
- 280Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion · Public HighEnrollment: 2,229
- 365Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 2,178
- 447Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 2,051
- 524East High SchoolDes Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 1,952
- 676Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston · Public HighEnrollment: 1,820
- 772Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids · Public HighEnrollment: 1,766
- 886Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf · Public HighEnrollment: 1,731
- 970Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill · Public HighEnrollment: 1,722
- 1055West High SchoolWaterloo · Public HighEnrollment: 1,696
- 1167Iowa City High SchoolIowa City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,666
- 1275John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids · Public HighEnrollment: 1,648
- 1353Marshalltown High SchoolMarshalltown · Public HighEnrollment: 1,629
- 1465Northwest High SchoolWaukee · Public HighEnrollment: 1,574
- 1542North High SchoolSioux City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,529
- 1672West Senior High SchoolIowa City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,514
- 1756Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCedar Rapids · Public HighEnrollment: 1,501
- 1870Hempstead High SchoolDubuque · Public HighEnrollment: 1,499
- 1959East High SchoolSioux City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,495
- 2072Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuque · Public HighEnrollment: 1,490
- 2184Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny · Public HighEnrollment: 1,470
- 2279Ames High SchoolAmes · Public HighEnrollment: 1,440
- 2380Bettendorf High SchoolBettendorf · Public HighEnrollment: 1,433
- 2425North High SchoolDes Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 1,428
- 2552Muscatine High SchoolMuscatine · Public HighEnrollment: 1,380
- 2681Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny · Public HighEnrollment: 1,375
- 2779Waukee High SchoolWaukee · Public HighEnrollment: 1,375
- 2884Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls · Public HighEnrollment: 1,333
- 2953Abraham Lincoln High SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public HighEnrollment: 1,333
- 3053West High SchoolSioux City · Public HighEnrollment: 1,308
- 3149West High SchoolDavenport · Public HighEnrollment: 1,304
- 3273Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale · Public HighEnrollment: 1,301
- 3363Central High SchoolDavenport · Public HighEnrollment: 1,288
- 3472Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty · Public HighEnrollment: 1,286
- 3569Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,269
- 3655North High SchoolDavenport · Public HighEnrollment: 1,190
- 3763George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids · Public HighEnrollment: 1,182
- 3872Indianola High SchoolIndianola · Public HighEnrollment: 1,165
- 3947Thomas Jefferson High SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public HighEnrollment: 1,146
- 4045North Middle SchoolSioux City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,136
- 4187Summit Middle SchoolJohnston · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,118
- 4276Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,113
- 4379Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,112
- 4487South Middle SchoolWaukee · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,092
- 4584Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolDubuque · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,081
- 4680North Scott High SchoolEldridge · Public HighEnrollment: 1,081
- 4762East Middle SchoolSioux City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,076
- 4879Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolGrimes · Public HighEnrollment: 1,073
- 4983Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk · Public HighEnrollment: 1,035
- 5082Ames Middle SchoolAmes · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,033
- 5153Fort Dodge High SchoolFort Dodge · Public HighEnrollment: 1,020
- 5279Lewis Central Senior High SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public HighEnrollment: 1,020
- 5357Burlington Community High SchoolBurlington · Public HighEnrollment: 1,016
- 5449East High SchoolWaterloo · Public HighEnrollment: 1,016
- 5589Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny · Public MiddleEnrollment: 1,004
- 5666Clinton High SchoolClinton · Public HighEnrollment: 981
- 5780Bettendorf Middle SchoolBettendorf · Public MiddleEnrollment: 952
- 5888Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire · Public MiddleEnrollment: 940
- 5955Fort Madison Elementary SchoolFort Madison · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 932
- 6083Western Dubuque High SchoolEpworth · Public HighEnrollment: 927
- 6185North Central Middle SchoolNorth Liberty · Public MiddleEnrollment: 925
- 6269Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public MiddleEnrollment: 913
- 6363Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwa · Public HighEnrollment: 910
- 6478Oskaloosa Elementary SchoolOskaloosa · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 903
- 6568Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 901
- 6632Hoover High SchoolDes Moines · Public HighEnrollment: 898
- 6780Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale · Public MiddleEnrollment: 892
- 6864Mason City High SchoolMason City · Public HighEnrollment: 891
- 6976Prairie PointCedar Rapids · Public MiddleEnrollment: 868
- 7093Waukee Middle SchoolWaukee · Public MiddleEnrollment: 867
- 7187Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny · Public MiddleEnrollment: 865
- 7259Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public MiddleEnrollment: 855
- 7359Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolFort Madison · Public HighEnrollment: 852
- 7451Storm Lake High SchoolStorm Lake · Public HighEnrollment: 851
- 7580Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant · Public HighEnrollment: 849
- 7670Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo · Public MiddleEnrollment: 848
- 7771Prairie CreekCedar Rapids · Public MiddleEnrollment: 846
- 7888Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 840
- 7960West Middle SchoolSioux City · Public MiddleEnrollment: 826
- 8085Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk · Public MiddleEnrollment: 824
- 8142Storm Lake ElementaryStorm Lake · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 822
- 8283Indianola Middle SchoolIndianola · Public MiddleEnrollment: 818
- 8365Perry ElementaryPerry · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 816
- 8470Newton Senior High SchoolNewton · Public HighEnrollment: 806
- 8585Pella High SchoolPella · Public HighEnrollment: 801
- 8682Clear Creek Amana High SchoolTiffin · Public HighEnrollment: 800
- 8774Berg Middle SchoolNewton · Public MiddleEnrollment: 790
- 8859Denison High SchoolDenison · Public HighEnrollment: 777
- 8950Fort Dodge Middle SchoolFort Dodge · Public MiddleEnrollment: 765
- 9073Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle · Public HighEnrollment: 754
- 9164Trailridge SchoolWaukee · Public MiddleEnrollment: 754
- 9266Clinton Middle SchoolClinton · Public MiddleEnrollment: 745
- 9381Westridge ElementaryWest Des Moines · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 744
- 9486Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolWaverly · Public HighEnrollment: 737
- 9548B R Miller Middle SchoolMarshalltown · Public MiddleEnrollment: 736
- 9677Marion High SchoolMarion · Public HighEnrollment: 735
- 9771Sudlow Middle SchoolDavenport · Public MiddleEnrollment: 734
- 9878Lewis Central Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs · Public MiddleEnrollment: 720
- 9983Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisle · Public ElementaryEnrollment: 715
- 10076Independence Junior Senior High SchoolIndependence · Public HighEnrollment: 712
| # | School | Sector | Enrollment | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln High School Des Moines · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 2,364 | 33.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 2,364 |
| 2 | Linn-Mar High School Marion · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 2,229 | 79.6 Top 10% | 82% Math proficiency | 2,229 |
| 3 | Valley High School West Des Moines · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 2,178 | 65.0 Top 50% | 80% Math proficiency | 2,178 |
| 4 | Roosevelt High School Des Moines · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 2,051 | 46.5 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 2,051 |
| 5 | East High School Des Moines · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,952 | 23.7 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 1,952 |
| 6 | Johnston Senior High School Johnston · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,820 | 75.9 Top 25% | 78% Math proficiency | 1,820 |
| 7 | Prairie High School Cedar Rapids · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,766 | 71.7 Top 25% | 64% Math proficiency | 1,766 |
| 8 | Pleasant Valley High School Bettendorf · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,731 | 86.0 Top 5% | 92% Math proficiency | 1,731 |
| 9 | Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,722 | 69.8 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 1,722 |
| 10 | West High School Waterloo · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,696 | 54.5 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 1,696 |
| 11 | Iowa City High School Iowa City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,666 | 67.2 Top 25% | 71% Math proficiency | 1,666 |
| 12 | John F Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,648 | 75.3 Top 25% | 79% Math proficiency | 1,648 |
| 13 | Marshalltown High School Marshalltown · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,629 | 53.0 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 1,629 |
| 14 | Northwest High School Waukee · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,574 | 65.3 Top 50% | 11.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 1,574 |
| 15 | North High School Sioux City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,529 | 41.8 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 1,529 |
| 16 | West Senior High School Iowa City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,514 | 71.8 Top 25% | 73% Math proficiency | 1,514 |
| 17 | Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,501 | 56.4 Top 50% | 59% Math proficiency | 1,501 |
| 18 | Hempstead High School Dubuque · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,499 | 69.6 Top 25% | 71% Math proficiency | 1,499 |
| 19 | East High School Sioux City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,495 | 58.7 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 1,495 |
| 20 | Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,490 | 72.2 Top 25% | 68% Math proficiency | 1,490 |
| 21 | Ankeny Centennial High School Ankeny · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,470 | 84.0 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 1,470 |
| 22 | Ames High School Ames · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,440 | 78.9 Top 10% | 80% Math proficiency | 1,440 |
| 23 | Bettendorf High School Bettendorf · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,433 | 79.9 Top 10% | 78% Math proficiency | 1,433 |
| 24 | North High School Des Moines · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,428 | 24.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 1,428 |
| 25 | Muscatine High School Muscatine · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,380 | 52.3 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 1,380 |
| 26 | Ankeny High School Ankeny · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,375 | 81.3 Top 10% | 84% Math proficiency | 1,375 |
| 27 | Waukee High School Waukee · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,375 | 79.0 Top 10% | 74% Math proficiency | 1,375 |
| 28 | Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 1,333 | 83.9 Top 5% | 76% Math proficiency | 1,333 |
| 29 | Abraham Lincoln High School Council Bluffs · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,333 | 53.4 Top 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 1,333 |
| 30 | West High School Sioux City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,308 | 52.6 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 1,308 |
| 31 | West High School Davenport · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,304 | 49.1 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 1,304 |
| 32 | Urbandale High School Urbandale · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,301 | 73.2 Top 25% | 66% Math proficiency | 1,301 |
| 33 | Central High School Davenport · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,288 | 62.8 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 1,288 |
| 34 | Liberty High School North Liberty · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,286 | 71.9 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 1,286 |
| 35 | Southeast Middle School Iowa City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,269 | 69.2 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 1,269 |
| 36 | North High School Davenport · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,190 | 54.7 Top 50% | 50% Math proficiency | 1,190 |
| 37 | George Washington High School Cedar Rapids · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,182 | 63.4 Top 50% | 66% Math proficiency | 1,182 |
| 38 | Indianola High School Indianola · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,165 | 72.3 Top 25% | 67% Math proficiency | 1,165 |
| 39 | Thomas Jefferson High School Council Bluffs · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,146 | 46.9 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 1,146 |
| 40 | North Middle School Sioux City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,136 | 44.9 Lower 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 1,136 |
| 41 | Summit Middle School Johnston · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 1,118 | 87.1 Top 5% | 88% Math proficiency | 1,118 |
| 42 | Northwest Middle School Coralville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,113 | 76.3 Top 25% | 71% Math proficiency | 1,113 |
| 43 | Southeast Polk Middle School Altoona · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 1,112 | 78.6 Top 25% | 84% Math proficiency | 1,112 |
| 44 | South Middle School Waukee · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 1,092 | 87.0 Top 5% | 84% Math proficiency | 1,092 |
| 45 | Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School Dubuque · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,081 | 83.5 Top 10% | 78% Math proficiency | 1,081 |
| 46 | North Scott High School Eldridge · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,081 | 79.8 Top 10% | 83% Math proficiency | 1,081 |
| 47 | East Middle School Sioux City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,076 | 62.4 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 1,076 |
| 48 | Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grimes · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,073 | 78.6 Top 10% | 74% Math proficiency | 1,073 |
| 49 | Norwalk Senior High School Norwalk · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,035 | 83.0 Top 10% | 84% Math proficiency | 1,035 |
| 50 | Ames Middle School Ames · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 1,033 | 81.8 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 1,033 |
| 51 | Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,020 | 53.1 Top 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 1,020 |
| 52 | Lewis Central Senior High School Council Bluffs · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,020 | 78.6 Top 10% | 80% Math proficiency | 1,020 |
| 53 | Burlington Community High School Burlington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,016 | 57.4 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 1,016 |
| 54 | East High School Waterloo · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 1,016 | 49.2 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 1,016 |
| 55 | Prairie Ridge Middle School Ankeny · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 1,004 | 89.4 Top 5% | 86% Math proficiency | 1,004 |
| 56 | Clinton High School Clinton · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 981 | 65.5 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 981 |
| 57 | Bettendorf Middle School Bettendorf · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 952 | 79.6 Top 10% | 78% Math proficiency | 952 |
| 58 | Pleasant Valley Junior High School LeClaire · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 940 | 88.1 Top 5% | 87% Math proficiency | 940 |
| 59 | Fort Madison Elementary School Fort Madison · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 932 | 54.9 Top 50% | 62.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 932 |
| 60 | Western Dubuque High School Epworth · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 927 | 82.8 Top 10% | 80% Math proficiency | 927 |
| 61 | North Central Middle School North Liberty · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 925 | 84.6 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 925 |
| 62 | Gerald W Kirn Middle School Council Bluffs · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 913 | 68.5 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 913 |
| 63 | Ottumwa High School Ottumwa · High · Grades 10–12 | Public | 910 | 62.9 Top 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 910 |
| 64 | Oskaloosa Elementary School Oskaloosa · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 903 | 77.5 Top 25% | 68% Math proficiency | 903 |
| 65 | Titan Hill Intermediate School Council Bluffs · Elementary · Grades 2–5 | Public | 901 | 67.8 Top 50% | 66% Math proficiency | 901 |
| 66 | Hoover High School Des Moines · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 898 | 31.6 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 898 |
| 67 | Urbandale Middle School Urbandale · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 892 | 79.9 Top 10% | 79% Math proficiency | 892 |
| 68 | Mason City High School Mason City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 891 | 64.3 Top 50% | 59% Math proficiency | 891 |
| 69 | Prairie Point Cedar Rapids · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 868 | 75.5 Top 25% | 66% Math proficiency | 868 |
| 70 | Waukee Middle School Waukee · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 867 | 92.6 Top 5% | 89% Math proficiency | 867 |
| 71 | Parkview Middle School Ankeny · Middle · Grades 6–7 | Public | 865 | 86.8 Top 5% | 83% Math proficiency | 865 |
| 72 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School Council Bluffs · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 855 | 58.6 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 855 |
| 73 | Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Fort Madison · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 852 | 59.3 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 852 |
| 74 | Storm Lake High School Storm Lake · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 851 | 51.1 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 851 |
| 75 | Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 849 | 79.6 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 849 |
| 76 | Hoover Middle School Waterloo · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 848 | 70.0 Top 25% | 70% Math proficiency | 848 |
| 77 | Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 846 | 71.3 Top 25% | 57% Math proficiency | 846 |
| 78 | Henry A Wallace Elementary School Johnston · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 840 | 88.0 Top 5% | 90% Math proficiency | 840 |
| 79 | West Middle School Sioux City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 826 | 60.2 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 826 |
| 80 | Norwalk Middle School Norwalk · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 824 | 85.3 Top 5% | 78% Math proficiency | 824 |
| 81 | Storm Lake Elementary Storm Lake · Elementary · Grades 2–5 | Public | 822 | 41.9 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 822 |
| 82 | Indianola Middle School Indianola · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 818 | 82.7 Top 10% | 79% Math proficiency | 818 |
| 83 | Perry Elementary Perry · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 816 | 64.9 Top 50% | 66% Math proficiency | 816 |
| 84 | Newton Senior High School Newton · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 806 | 69.5 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 806 |
| 85 | Pella High School Pella · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 801 | 85.0 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 801 |
| 86 | Clear Creek Amana High School Tiffin · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 800 | 81.5 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 800 |
| 87 | Berg Middle School Newton · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 790 | 73.6 Top 25% | 70% Math proficiency | 790 |
| 88 | Denison High School Denison · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 777 | 58.6 Top 50% | 62% Math proficiency | 777 |
| 89 | Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 765 | 49.6 Lower 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 765 |
| 90 | Carlisle High School Carlisle · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 754 | 72.7 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 754 |
| 91 | Trailridge School Waukee · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 754 | 64.3 Top 50% | 12.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 754 |
| 92 | Clinton Middle School Clinton · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 745 | 66.0 Top 50% | 60% Math proficiency | 745 |
| 93 | Westridge Elementary West Des Moines · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 744 | 80.5 Top 10% | 88% Math proficiency | 744 |
| 94 | Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School Waverly · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 737 | 86.0 Top 5% | 82% Math proficiency | 737 |
| 95 | B R Miller Middle School Marshalltown · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 736 | 47.5 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 736 |
| 96 | Marion High School Marion · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 735 | 76.6 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 735 |
| 97 | Sudlow Middle School Davenport · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 734 | 70.7 Top 25% | 61% Math proficiency | 734 |
| 98 | Lewis Central Middle School Council Bluffs · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 720 | 77.8 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 720 |
| 99 | Carlisle Elementary School Carlisle · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 715 | 82.7 Top 10% | 77% Math proficiency | 715 |
| 100 | Independence Junior Senior High School Independence · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 712 | 75.5 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 712 |
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