Chronic Absenteeism in Iowa
Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate.
79 schools have critical rates above 50%.
59.2%
State Average
national: 30.9%
79
Critical Schools
>50% absent
100.0%
Worst Rate
Expo Alternative Learning Center
# School City Enrollment Absent % Status 1 Expo Alternative Learning Center Waterloo 561 100.0% Critical 2 Virtual Campus Des Moines 380 100.0% Critical 3 Metro High School Cedar Rapids 288 100.0% Critical 4 Iccsd Pk-12 Online Learning Program IOWA CITY 173 100.0% Critical 5 Walnut Creek Campus West Des Moines 152 100.0% Critical 6 West Academy Alternative School Newton 51 100.0% Critical 7 Alternative School Mason City 91 96.7% Critical 8 Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School Iowa City 180 86.7% Critical 9 V.I.B.E. Academy (Virtual Institute for Brighter Education) Sioux City 332 84.9% Critical 10 Madison Elementary School Davenport 318 84.0% Critical 11 Ruby Van Meter Des Moines 109 78.9% Critical 12 Marshalltown Virtual Academy Marshalltown 90 74.4% Critical 13 Burlington Community High School Burlington 1,016 73.7% Critical 14 Jefferson Elementary School Davenport 384 73.2% Critical 15 Ottumwa High School Ottumwa 910 70.3% Critical 16 Hiatt Middle School Des Moines 488 70.3% Critical 17 Edward Stone Middle School Burlington 452 67.7% Critical 18 Central High School Davenport 1,288 67.0% Critical 19 West High School Davenport 1,304 66.9% Critical 20 Thomas Jefferson Middle School Dubuque 402 65.7% Critical 21 North High School Des Moines 1,428 65.4% Critical 22 Mccombs Middle School Des Moines 670 64.0% Critical 23 Hoyt Middle School Des Moines 455 63.7% Critical 24 North High School Davenport 1,190 63.5% Critical 25 Harding Middle School Des Moines 603 63.3% Critical 26 Lincoln Elementary School Dubuque 257 62.3% Critical 27 Hawthorne Elementary School Keokuk 222 62.2% Critical 28 Hoover High School Des Moines 898 61.7% Critical 29 Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy Cedar Rapids 484 59.7% Critical 30 Tri-County Jr/Sr High School Thornburg 77 59.7% Critical 31 East High School Waterloo 1,016 59.1% Critical 32 Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood 570 58.8% Critical 33 Webster City High School Webster City 505 58.6% Critical 34 George Washington High School Cedar Rapids 1,182 57.3% Critical 35 Washington Elementary School Charles City 206 56.8% Critical 36 Prairie Point Cedar Rapids 868 56.7% Critical 37 Central Middle School Waterloo 469 56.7% Critical 38 Cattell Elementary School Des Moines 314 56.4% Critical 39 Early Childhood Center West Liberty 89 56.2% Critical 40 Weeks Middle School Des Moines 688 55.8% Critical 41 Oak Park Des Moines 288 55.6% Critical 42 John Adams Middle School Mason City 463 55.5% Critical 43 Cleveland Elementary School Cedar Rapids 254 55.5% Critical 44 George Washington Carver Academy Waterloo 455 55.4% Critical 45 Southeast Polk High School Pleasant Hill 1,722 55.3% Critical 46 Prairie Edge Cedar Rapids 67 55.2% Critical 47 Marshalltown High School Marshalltown 1,629 54.5% Critical 48 Thomas Jefferson High School Council Bluffs 1,146 54.5% Critical 49 West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School West Burlington 396 54.5% Critical 50 Howar Middle School Centerville 298 54.0% Critical 51 Audubon Elementary School Dubuque 247 53.8% Critical 52 Thomas Jefferson High School Cedar Rapids 1,501 53.5% Critical 53 Moulton Elementary School Des Moines 465 53.5% Critical 54 Monroe Elementary School Davenport 381 53.5% Critical 55 Mason City High School Mason City 891 53.4% Critical 56 Susan Clark Junior High Muscatine 544 53.3% Critical 57 North Hill Elementary School Burlington 268 53.0% Critical 58 Garfield Elementary School Davenport 393 52.9% Critical 59 Crestwood High School Cresco 346 52.6% Critical 60 Park Ave Elementary School Des Moines 380 52.4% Critical 61 Ikm-Manning High School Manning 185 52.4% Critical 62 Fillmore Elementary School Davenport 388 52.1% Critical 63 Buchanan Elementary School Davenport 357 52.1% Critical 64 Jackson Elementary School Davenport 322 51.9% Critical 65 Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge 1,020 51.8% Critical 66 Wilson Middle School Cedar Rapids 422 51.7% Critical 67 Brubaker Elementary School Des Moines 622 51.6% Critical 68 Goodrell Middle School Des Moines 511 51.5% Critical 69 Anamosa High School Anamosa 381 51.4% Critical 70 Centerville High School Centerville 368 51.4% Critical 71 Frank L Smart Intermediate Davenport 430 51.2% Critical 72 Lakeview Elementary Centerville 498 50.8% Critical 73 Southwest Valley High School Corning 195 50.8% Critical 74 Moravia High School Moravia 207 50.7% Critical 75 Washington Elementary School Davenport 281 50.5% Critical 76 West High School Waterloo 1,696 50.4% Critical 77 Evans Middle School Ottumwa 684 50.4% Critical 78 Ames High School Ames 1,440 50.0% Critical 79 Walcott Elementary School Walcott 150 50.0% Critical 80 Franklin Middle School Cedar Rapids 469 49.5% High 81 Brody Middle School Des Moines 641 49.3% High 82 Mckinley Steam Academy Cedar Rapids 426 49.3% High 83 Red Oak Junior/Senior High School Red Oak 420 49.3% High 84 Black Hawk Elementary School Burlington 305 49.2% High 85 Monroe Elementary School Des Moines 341 49.0% High 86 Tiffin Elementary Tiffin 191 48.7% High 87 West Middle School Sioux City 826 48.5% High 88 Irving Elementary School Waterloo 353 48.4% High 89 Newton Senior High School Newton 806 48.3% High 90 West High School Sioux City 1,308 48.1% High 91 B R Miller Middle School Marshalltown 736 47.8% High 92 Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton 256 47.7% High 93 Meredith Middle School Des Moines 662 47.6% High 94 Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids 277 47.3% High 95 Garfield Elementary School Cedar Rapids 214 47.2% High 96 Fairfield High School Fairfield 442 47.1% High 97 Howe Elementary Des Moines 297 47.1% High 98 Oskaloosa High School Oskaloosa 632 47.0% High 99 Wright Elementary School Cedar Rapids 282 46.8% High 100 Ruthven-Ayrshire High School Ruthven 58 46.6% High
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment
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