INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE FROM SUPERVISORS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS IN 51 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT IOWA TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN IOWA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. EQUAL NUMBERS OF SMALL-, MEDIUM-, AND LARGE-SIZED SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED. DATA COLLECTED AND ANALYZED INCLUDED (1) THE AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, BOOKS, AND VISUAL AIDS, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, (3) PRESENCE OF SCIENCE CONSULTANTS AND INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS, (4) CLASSROOM TEACHING PRACTICES IN USE, (5) TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, (6) COURSES OFFERED, AND (7) INDIVIDUAL COURSE CONTENT. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON THE STATUS OF SCIENCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS OF IOWA. (RS)