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136 Iowa Districts Are at Their All-Time High Graduation Rate
When Iowa's graduation data for the Class of 2024 is sorted district by district, a striking pattern emerges: 136 districts posted their highest graduation rate in the six years of available data. Tha...
The Suburban-Urban Divide: West Des Moines at 90%, Des Moines at 71%
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version said Des Moines serves more students than the six suburban districts combined; those suburbs enroll more students than Des Moines. It also said Iowa City...
Iowa's White-Black Graduation Gap Is 15 Points -- And It Hasn't Budged
Iowa's statewide graduation rate returned to 88% in 2024, matching its pre-pandemic level for the first time since 2019. By the most visible metric, the state has recovered.