Best Public Schools in Zip Code 52551

Summary:

The zip code 52551 contains a single elementary school, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center, serving grades PK-6 with 309 students. The school's performance on standardized tests varies, with some grade levels and subjects exceeding the state average while others fall below. The school has a predominantly white student population and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges in the community.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 317 out of 565 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 410 out of 574 in 2021-2022, with a current ranking of 369 out of 557 for 2023-2024. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates range from 55.8% to 77.3% across grades 3-6, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 70% to 79.3% across grades 3-6, with most grades performing above the state average. However, in Science, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rate is 48.1%, which is below the state average of 59.6%.

The school has a student-teacher ratio of 11.7 for the 2022-2023 school year, and the Van Buren County Community School District had a per-student spending of $13,358 for the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest the need for a closer examination of curriculum, instruction, and targeted interventions to address the performance gaps and ensure the effective allocation of resources to support student success.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center	Public	PK, KG-6	14573 Washington Street	Douds	52551	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 936-4321	298	26	11.3	54.4%	281 (94.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	44.2	369^th of 557 public elementary schools	33.8%		51.4	317^th of 565 public elementary schools	43.9%	52	58.6	73.3	55.8	77.3	79.3	70.0	73.1	75.0	48.1	$13,358	$1,032	$12,326

Cities Near Zip Code 52551

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Douds	3.06 mi	1	300^th
Keosauqua	6.5 mi	1	176^th
Fairfield	13.8 mi	4	293^rd
Eldon	14.79 mi	3	317^th
Farmington	17.66 mi	2	370^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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