Best Public Schools in Douds, IA

Summary:

The city of Douds, Iowa has only one school serving grades PK-6: the Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center. This small, rural elementary school is part of the Van Buren County Community School District, which is ranked 208 out of 309 districts in Iowa and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center has mixed academic performance, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the district and state averages on the ISASP test, while others underperform. The school's 6th-grade students consistently score well above the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, suggesting the school is effectively preparing its older elementary students. However, the school's 5th-grade students perform significantly below the district and state in Science, indicating an area for improvement. The school's statewide ranking has also declined in recent years, dropping from 410 out of 574 Iowa elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 369 out of 557 in 2023-2024.

Despite these academic challenges, the Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center has some strengths, including a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and above-average per-student spending of $13,358. However, the school serves a high-poverty population, with over 57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may present additional challenges in terms of student resources and support.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center	Public	PK, KG-6	14573 Washington Street	Douds	52551	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 936-4321	309	26	11.7	57.6%	296 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	44.2	369^th of 557 public elementary schools	33.8%		51.4	317^th of 565 public elementary schools	43.9%	52	58.6	73.3	55.8	77.3	79.3	70.0	73.1	75.0	48.1	$13,358	$1,032	$12,326

Cities Near Douds

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keosauqua	6.5 mi	1	229^th
Fairfield	13.8 mi	4	294^th
Eldon	14.79 mi	3	325^th
Farmington	17.66 mi	2	352^nd
Bloomfield	19.21 mi	4	360^th

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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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