Best Public Schools in Aplington, IA

Summary:

The city of Aplington, Iowa is home to two high-performing schools: Aplington Elementary School and Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School, both part of the Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District. These schools consistently outperform the state average in academic proficiency across all tested subjects and grade levels, indicating a strong educational program and effective teaching practices.

Aplington Elementary School serves 194 students from grades K-5, while Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School educates 179 students in grades 6-8. Both schools have a relatively low student-teacher ratio, with Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School having an even lower ratio of 11.7 compared to Aplington Elementary School's 15.2. This may contribute to the middle school's higher academic performance, as reflected in its statewide ranking of 55 out of 337 Iowa middle schools, with a 4-star rating. Aplington Elementary School is also highly ranked, coming in at 153 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools, also with a 4-star rating.

The Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District as a whole is ranked 33 out of 309 districts in Iowa and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating a high-performing district. Both Aplington Elementary School and Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School have shown consistent improvement in their statewide rankings over the past three school years, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and a focus on providing a quality education for their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)						ISASP Mathematics (2024)						ISASP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aplington Elementary School	Public	3-5	215 10th St	Aplington	50604	Butler County	Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 347-6621	194	13	15.2	29.4%	176 (90.7%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	70.8	153^rd of 557 public elementary schools	72.5%		60.2	245^th of 565 public elementary schools	56.6%	92	71.4	85.2	68.9				80.4	83.6	82.0				70.5		$10,716	$336	$10,380
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	215 10th St	Aplington	50604	Butler County	Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 347-6621	179	15	11.7	25.7%	172 (96.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	76.3	55^th of 337 public middle schools	83.7%		75.3	58^th of 334 public middle schools	82.6%	3				74.6	93.7	84.8				82.5	88.9	84.8		80.4	$12,819	$142	$12,677

Cities Near Aplington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parkersburg	4.94 mi	2	28^th
Ackley	8.87 mi	3	146^th
Wellsburg	10.62 mi	2
Allison	12.64 mi	2	265^th
New Hartford	13.31 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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