Summary:
The 50054 zip code area is home to two schools - Colfax-Mingo Elementary School and Colfax-Mingo Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Colfax-Mingo Community School District. While the elementary school performs relatively well, with strong test scores in several subjects, the junior/senior high school struggles, particularly in mathematics, and is ranked 256 out of 336 Iowa high schools.
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School stands out for its high performance on ISASP tests, with 6th-grade students scoring 95.1% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 90.2% in Mathematics. The school also excels in 5th-grade science, with 81.1% of students scoring proficient or better. However, 3rd and 4th-grade English Language Arts scores are below the state average, indicating an area for improvement. In contrast, Colfax-Mingo Junior/Senior High School lags behind the state in mathematics performance across all grade levels, with only 44.1% of 9th-graders scoring proficient or better.
Both schools serve a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates around 40%. The spending per student is also quite different, with the junior/senior high school spending $3,403 more per student than the elementary school. Despite these challenges, both schools maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios, which could be a positive factor in their ability to provide individualized attention to students.
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