Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50841

The 50841 zip code area is home to two schools - Corning Elementary School and Southwest Valley High School, both part of the Corning Community School District. Corning Elementary consistently ranks in the top half of Iowa elementary schools, with strong test scores and a low student-teacher ratio. Southwest Valley High School also shows solid performance, outpacing the state average in 10th grade English Language Arts.

Corning Elementary School stands out for its relatively high test scores, with 64.5% to 74.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.7% to 75% proficient or better in Mathematics across grades 3-5. The school also performs well in Science, with 62.9% of 5th graders proficient or better. With a low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, Corning Elementary likely provides more individualized attention to its 211 students.

While Southwest Valley High School has a higher spending per student at $21,108, compared to $15,382 at Corning Elementary, the high school's student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 is significantly higher. However, the high school still outperforms the state average in 10th grade English Language Arts, with 80.5% proficiency compared to 73.8% statewide. Overall, the data suggests that both schools in the 50841 zip code area are providing quality education, with Corning Elementary standing out as a particularly strong performer.