Summary:
The zip code 52235 contains only one school, Hills Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6. With a total enrollment of 141 students, the school's academic performance is a concern, as its proficiency rates on the ISASP assessments are significantly lower than the Iowa City Community School District and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.
Hills Elementary School's performance on the ISASP ranged from 24% to 52% proficiency in Mathematics and 36.8% to 52% in English Language Arts, compared to the district's proficiency rates of 63.5% to 72.7% in Mathematics and 66% to 73.1% in English Language Arts. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 43.8% also falls short of the district's 61.5% and the state's 59.6%. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 and higher per-student spending of $16,970, the school's academic performance appears to be declining, with its ranking on the SchoolDigger scale dropping from 470th out of 574 Iowa elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 536th out of 557 in 2023-2024.
The data suggests that Hills Elementary School may be struggling to provide effective instruction and support for its students, particularly given the high percentage (75.89%) of economically disadvantaged students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the reasons for the school's underperformance are not entirely clear, the data highlights the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve student outcomes at Hills Elementary School.
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