The Iowa AP Index

The Top 50 AP Schools In Iowa

The 2025 Iowa AP Index

Based on 2024 AP Exam data

RankSchoolCityAP Index
1Maharishi SchoolFairfield5.17
2Rivermont CollegiateBettendorf4.25
3Regina Junior/Senior High SchoolIowa City3.96
4Des Moines Central AcademyDes Moines3.65
5West Senior High SchoolIowa City3.63
6Liberty High SchoolNorth Liberty2.69
7Marquette High SchoolBellevue2.40
8Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines2.36
9Wahlert Catholic High SchoolDubuque2.36
10Valley Lutheran High SchoolCedar Falls2.30
11Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines2.21
12Iowa City High SchoolIowa City2.13
13Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf1.81
14Ames High SchoolAmes1.68
15Cedar Falls High SchoolCedar Falls1.52
16Hempstead High SchoolDubuque1.52
17Janesville Junior-Senior High SchoolJanesville1.42
18George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids1.35
19Linn-Mar High SchoolMarion1.33
20John F. Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids1.31
21West Liberty High SchoolWest Liberty1.25
22Decorah High SchoolDecorah1.13
23Dubuque Senior High SchoolDubuque1.10
24North High SchoolDes Moines1.10
25Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny1.00
26East High SchoolDes Moines0.97
27North High SchoolSioux City0.95
28Emmetsburg High SchoolEmmetsburg0.95
29Beckman High SchoolDyersville0.95
30Northwest High SchoolWaukee0.93
31Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny0.92
32Charles City High SchoolCharles City0.92
33Indianola High SchoolIndianola0.89
34Abraham Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines0.86
35Muscatine High SchoolMuscatine0.84
36Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon0.83
37Grinnell High SchoolGrinnell0.82
38Lone Tree Junior-Senior High SchoolLone Tree0.82
39Clinton High SchoolClinton0.81
40Hoover High SchoolDes Moines0.79
41Waukee Senior High SchoolWaukee0.77
42Sergeant Bluff-Luton High SchoolSergeant Bluff0.77
43Van Meter High SchoolVan Meter0.75
44Prairie High SchoolCedar Rapids0.72
45Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill0.72
46West High SchoolSioux City0.70
47Dallas Center-Grimes Community High SchoolGrimes0.68
48Sioux Central HighSioux Rapids0.66
49Bondurant-Farrar Jr-Sr High SchoolBondurant0.66
50ADM Senior High SchoolAdel0.65

Past Indices*

*Index was not calculated in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19.