Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51638

Summary:

The 51638 zip code in Iowa is home to two schools: Essex Elementary School and Essex Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Essex Community School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 260 out of 309 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating, the high school stands out as the stronger performer of the two schools.

Essex Junior-Senior High School has consistently outperformed Essex Elementary School in academic proficiency, with significantly higher scores on the ISASP tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The high school has also maintained a higher statewide ranking, placing 73rd out of 336 high schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Essex Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 251st out of 574 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 324th out of 565 schools in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating.

The financial data also reveals differences between the two schools, with Essex Junior-Senior High School spending more per student ($19,949) compared to Essex Elementary School ($15,793). Additionally, the elementary school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (60.55%) compared to the high school (48.45%), which may indicate a more economically disadvantaged student population at the elementary level.

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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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th 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 Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Essex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Forbes St	Essex	51638	Page County	Essex Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 379-3114	109	10	10.5	60.6%	102 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	18.1	478^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.2%		50.4	324^th of 565 public elementary schools	42.7%	154	39.1	28.6	53.8						56.5	50.0	69.2						61.5			$15,793	$829	$14,965
Essex Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	111 Forbes St	Essex	51638	Page County	Essex Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 379-3115	97	9	11.0	48.5%	88 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	37.1	248^th of 338 public high schools	26.6%		72.2	73^rd of 336 public high schools	78.3%	175				81.3	78.6	80.0	91.7	58.3				68.8	50.0	90.0	58.3	58.3		80.0	50.0	$19,949	$371	$19,579

Cities Near Zip Code 51638

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Essex	0.54 mi	2	111^th
Shenandoah	6.47 mi	5	266^th
Farragut	12.28 mi	1
Red Oak	12.5 mi	3	329^th
Stanton	14.74 mi	2	73^rd

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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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