Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51248

Summary:

The 51248 zip code is home to a single middle school, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 174 students. This public school is part of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District, which is ranked 81 out of 309 districts in Iowa and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School demonstrates strong academic performance, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, 8th-grade students had the highest proficiency rates, with 94.2% proficient or better in ELA and 92.5% in Mathematics. Compared to the state-wide averages, the school generally outperforms the Iowa average, particularly in ELA.

While the student population is predominantly White (82.18%), the school does have some diversity, with small percentages of students from other racial/ethnic backgrounds. Additionally, 50.57% of students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that the school serves a significant population of students from lower-income households. The school's statewide ranking has improved over the past few years, going from 206 out of 337 Iowa middle schools in 2021-2022 to 56 out of 337 in 2023-2024, suggesting the school is making positive strides and continuously working to enhance the educational experience for its 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 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th 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
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School	Public	5-8	509 Main St.	Sanborn	51248	O'Brien County	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 930-3281	174	13	13.3	50.6%	143 (82.2%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	76.1	56^th of 337 public middle schools	83.4%		62.1	130^th of 334 public middle schools	61.1%	74	61.4	87.0	90.9	94.2	63.6	60.9	72.7	92.5	59.1	77.4	$30,374	$160	$30,215

Cities Near Zip Code 51248

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sanborn	0.25 mi	1	156^th
Primghar	6.56 mi	1	212^th
Hartley	8.6 mi	2	112^th
Sheldon	8.76 mi	4	65^th
Paullina	14.24 mi	1	168^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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