Best Catholic high schools in Iowa
Catholic high schools ranked by the Compass Score: 75% faith across the four pillars and 25% academic indicators.
Best Catholic high schools in Iowa6 schools
6 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Iowa.
- Catholic high schools on the Compass.
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 12, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Dowling Catholic High School
West Des Moines, IA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade B
- Daily Mass on school days
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Bishop Heelan Catholic High School
Sioux City, IA · Diocesan schoolHonor Roll- Sacramental life: grade B
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This list in other states
- Alabama 4
- Arizona 7
- California 37
- Connecticut 10
- Florida 25
- Georgia 5
- Illinois 26
- Indiana 16
- Kansas 5
- Kentucky 11
- Louisiana 19
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 18
- Michigan 16
- Minnesota 6
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 15
- Nebraska 10
- New Hampshire 4
- New Jersey 12
- New York 17
- North Carolina 3
- North Dakota 3
- Ohio 20
- Oklahoma 3
- Oregon 4
- Pennsylvania 30
- Rhode Island 4
- Tennessee 3
- Texas 19
- Virginia 7
- Washington 8
- Wisconsin 13