Hunter
09/22/25
The Iowa Department of Education released their latest state School Performance Profiles for the 2024-25 school year. The new ratings show overall scores improved using the same metrics as the previous school year.
Nearly 56% of schools performed in the top three of six rating categories, up ten percentage points compared to 46% of schools last year.
This is the second year of designations and ratings using Iowa’s unified accountability system approved by the U.S. Department of Education in 2024.The accountability system uses a clear, streamlined set of core indicators to provide an overall score and performance rating for all public schools. Rating categories ranging from exceptional to priority/comprehensive. Overall scores increased to 63.3% of possible points earned in 2024-25, up from 61% in 2023-24. Of 1,276 total schools, 528 schools moved up one or more rating categories.
The Iowa School Performance Profiles, launched in 2018 to meet the requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, meets state and federal requirements to publish report cards reflecting the performance of all public schools. Additional data included in the school performance ratings are available under the Additional Metrics drop-down on the website. This includes measures such as educator effectiveness, postsecondary enrollment, staff retention and per pupil expenditures.
The website is iaschoolperformance.gov.