Top 3 Best Des Moines County Public High Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 4 public high schools serving 2,155 students in Des Moines County, IA.

The top ranked public high schools in Des Moines County, IA are Mediapolis High School, Danville Junior-senior High School and West Burlington Arnold Jr./sr. High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Des Moines County, IA public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the Iowa public high school average of 60%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 71% statewide average). High schools in Des Moines County have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Iowa public high schools.

Des Moines County, IA public high school have a Graduation Rate of 79%, which is less than the Iowa average of 88%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Mediapolis High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Iowa or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Black), which is equal to the Iowa public high school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).