Just ReleasedDMPS MAKES GAINS ON IOWA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROFILEHigh School Scores Increase More Than 10%Des Moines Public Schools is celebrating this year’s release of the Iowa School Performance Profile (ISPP), which noted improvements at several schools throughout the district. The ISPP uses a range of factors – from student attendance to Iowa State Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) data to postsecondary readiness – to determine a performance score for every public school in Iowa. Cowles Montessori School, which serves students in grades K-8, is the second highest performing middle school in the State. Roosevelt High School is the second highest performing high school with over 2,000 students in the State. Overall, DMPS schools’ performance scores increased an average of more than 4%, with elementary schools’ scores increasing by an average of almost 20 points, middle school’s scores increasing an average of 30 points, and high school’s increasing by an average of 91 points.