Best Public Schools in Zip Code 52626

Summary:

The 52626 zip code in Iowa has only one elementary school, the Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 189 students. The school is part of the Van Buren County Community School District, which is ranked 208 out of 309 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 387 out of 574 Iowa elementary schools to 467 out of 557. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star out of 5. The school's academic performance is mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, but 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students performing worse. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is significantly lower than the district and state averages.

The school faces some socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage (66.67%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school may be serving a population with significant economic disadvantages, which could impact student learning and achievement. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is slightly lower than the typical recommended ratio, which could indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes, particularly in ELA and science.

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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	Total
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center	Public	PK, KG-6	33727 Rte J40	Farmington	52626	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 592-3600	189	16	12.1	66.7%	179 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	20.9	467^th of 557 public elementary schools	16.2%		33.2	434^th of 565 public elementary schools	23.2%	33	63.2	32.1	56.3	50.0	84.2	42.9	37.5	70.0	31.3

Cities Near Zip Code 52626

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmington	5.53 mi	2	352^nd
Keosauqua	12.93 mi	1	229^th
Donnellson	12.98 mi	3	148^th
Salem	15.59 mi	1	37^th
Fort Madison	19.8 mi	4	336^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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