Top 50 high schools in Iowa, 2026-27
323 Iowa high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.
- West Senior High School — Iowa City · #1 in IA · #455 nationally
- Decorah High School — Decorah · #2 in IA · #789 nationally
- Gilbert High School — Gilbert · #3 in IA · #874 nationally
- Liberty High School — North Liberty · #4 in IA · #1,116 nationally
- Adel DeSoto Minburn (ADM) High School — Adel · #5 in IA · #1,227 nationally
- Pleasant Valley High School — Bettendorf · #6 in IA · #1,270 nationally
- Van Meter Jr-Sr High School — Van Meter · #7 in IA · #1,359 nationally
- Pella High School — Pella · #8 in IA · #1,645 nationally
- Cedar Falls High School — Cedar Falls · #9 in IA · #1,779 nationally
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School — Williamsburg · #10 in IA · #1,782 nationally
- Iowa City High School — Iowa City · #11 in IA · #1,800 nationally
- Grinnell Community Senior High School — Grinnell · #12 in IA · #2,414 nationally
- Shenandoah High School — Shenandoah · #13 in IA · #2,556 nationally
- Linn-Mar High School — Marion · #14 in IA · #2,662 nationally
- Johnston Senior High School — Johnston · #15 in IA · #2,759 nationally
- Lawton-Bronson Jr/Sr High School — Lawton · #16 in IA · #2,920 nationally
- Central Lyon Senior High School — Rock Rapids · #17 in IA · #2,935 nationally
- Ames High School — Ames · #18 in IA · #2,981 nationally
- Hudson High School — Hudson · #19 in IA · #2,987 nationally
- Ankeny High School — Ankeny · #20 in IA · #3,093 nationally
- Ankeny Centennial High School — Ankeny · #21 in IA · #3,318 nationally
- Denver Senior High School — Denver · #22 in IA · #3,514 nationally
- Northwest High School — Waukee · #23 in IA · #3,518 nationally
- Mount Vernon High School — Mount Vernon · #24 in IA · #3,612 nationally
- Bedford High School — Bedford · #25 in IA · #3,640 nationally
- Bettendorf High School — Bettendorf · #26 in IA · #3,721 nationally
- Emmetsburg High School — Emmetsburg · #27 in IA · #3,751 nationally
- Western Dubuque High School — Epworth · #28 in IA · #3,873 nationally
- Valley High School — West Des Moines · #29 in IA · #3,911 nationally
- Grundy Center High School — Grundy Center · #30 in IA · #3,941 nationally
- North Polk High School — Alleman · #31 in IA · #4,064 nationally
- Clear Creek Amana High School — Tiffin · #32 in IA · #4,168 nationally
- Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School — Sergeant Bluff · #33 in IA · #4,230 nationally
- Treynor Middle School / High School — Treynor · #34 in IA · #4,251 nationally
- Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School — Waverly · #35 in IA · #4,466 nationally
- John F. Kennedy High School (Cedar Rapids) — Cedar Rapids · #36 in IA · #4,672 nationally
- Audubon Middle-High School — Audubon · #37 in IA · #4,752 nationally
- West High School — Waterloo · #38 in IA · #4,852 nationally
- Glenwood Senior High School — Glenwood · #39 in IA · #4,940 nationally
- Carlisle High School — Carlisle · #40 in IA · #5,004 nationally
- Ballard Community Senior High School — Huxley · #41 in IA · #5,022 nationally
- Maquoketa Valley Senior High School — Delhi · #42 in IA · #5,106 nationally
- Roosevelt High School — Des Moines · #43 in IA · #5,249 nationally
- Spencer High School — Spencer · #44 in IA · #5,326 nationally
- Osage High School — Osage · #45 in IA · #5,380 nationally
- Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School — Logan · #46 in IA · #5,494 nationally
- Kingsley-Pierson High School — Kingsley · #47 in IA · #5,528 nationally
- Dubuque Senior High School — Dubuque · #48 in IA · #5,810 nationally
- Lewis Central Senior High School — Council Bluffs · #49 in IA · #5,856 nationally
- Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School — Corydon · #50 in IA · #5,880 nationally
High schools by city in Iowa
- Des Moines (6)
- Cedar Rapids (5)
- Iowa City (3)
- Dubuque (3)
- Council Bluffs (3)
- Sioux City (3)
- Davenport (3)
- Bettendorf (2)
- Shenandoah (2)
- Marion (2)
- Ankeny (2)
- Waukee (2)
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.