The Top 50 AP Schools In Iowa
Each year since 2005, the Belin-Blank Center has released the Iowa AP Index to recognize the Top 50 Iowa accredited public and nonpublic high schools for providing Advanced Placement opportunities to Iowa's high school students. The 2017 Iowa AP Index is based on May 2016 AP exams and May/June 2016 graduation data.
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Numbers for the AP Index were rounded to the hundreths, and ties were broken by carrying out decimal places further. For more on how we run the numbers, please see About the Index.
Highlights of This Year's Index
Top 5 Schools
- George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids
- John F. Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids
- Valley Lutheran High School, Cedar Falls
- Roosevelt High School, Des Moines
- West Senior High School, Iowa City
The Iowa AP Index focuses only on AP opportunities. We encourage high schools to continue their efforts at offering AP courses, and we applaud students for stepping up to the academic challenge.
Highest-Ranking Nonpublic School
#3, Valley Lutheran High School, Cedar Falls
Special Recognition
Specially Accredited College Preparatory School
Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf, with an AP Index of 3.90
Magnet School
Des Moines Central Academy, Des Moines, with an AP Index of 2.71
Smallest graduating class (8 students)*
Valley Lutheran High School, Cedar Falls, #3
Largest graduating class (573 students)*
Valley High School, West Des Moines, #6