How Do I Learn About Iowa School Performance?

Where to Start

• Visit the Iowa School Performance website to learn more about the performance of a public school 

Finding Your School

• Choose the current year (or the year you’re curious about) from the drop-down menu
  • Not sure which district you’re in? Download the map of Iowa Public School Districts (See links below). 
  • Want to see a list of all schools in Iowa? Download a list of Iowa Public School Districts. (See links below.)

How to Search

• Select the View State Report button
  • This shows you how all the public schools combined are doing in the entire state of Iowa.
  • If you want to look for a specific school or district, choose it from the search bar below the View State Report button then select the button.

What You’ll Discover

• Depending on what you search, the School Performance Report can show you:
  • About the school/district/state
  • Demographics
  • Performance scores across a number of categories 
  • Schools within that district (if you choose a school district)
  • Overall performance (if you choose an individual school)
  • Performance detail (if you choose an individual school)
  • Performance in each area (if you chose the state)
• Find which public schools are rated exceptional, high performing, commendable, acceptable, needs improvement or priority by selecting School Ratings under the Ratings drop-down menu (if you chose the state). 
• View additional metrics required by either federal or state law but are not included in a school’s accountability score.
• To better understand the information you’ll see, read through the User Guide.

Next Steps: Finding Out More or Enrolling Your Child

• Ready to enroll your student? Have more questions? Visit the website of the school district you’re interested in to learn more about what you need to do to enroll.