Best Public Schools in Zip Code 52747

Summary:

The 52747 zip code is home to two schools, Durant Elementary School and Durant Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Durant Community School District. While the elementary school generally performs better on standardized tests and has a higher SchoolDigger ranking, both schools face challenges, including declining rankings and relatively high student-teacher ratios.

Durant Elementary School stands out with its relatively high performance on ISASP tests, often exceeding state averages, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts and 3rd/4th grade Mathematics. However, the school's SchoolDigger ranking has declined over the past three years, from 109 out of 574 Iowa elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 326 out of 557 in 2023-2024. The school also has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 28.86%, but a high student-teacher ratio of 13.7.

In contrast, Durant Junior/Senior High School has relatively lower performance on ISASP tests compared to state averages, particularly in 10th and 11th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's SchoolDigger ranking has also declined over the past three years, from 192 out of 332 Iowa high schools in 2021-2022 to 265 out of 338 in 2023-2024. The high school has a slightly higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 31.76% and the same high student-teacher ratio of 13.7 as the elementary school.

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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 English Language Arts 11th 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 Mathematics 11th 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
Durant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 785-4433	343	25	13.7	28.9%	316 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	50.3	326^th of 557 public elementary schools	41.5%		63.3	214^th of 565 public elementary schools	62.1%	112	57.6	83.3	68.6	64.6						72.7	78.6	68.0	68.8						68.6			$12,812	$604	$12,209
Durant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 785-4431	340	25	13.7	31.8%	320 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	33.3	265^th of 338 public high schools	21.6%		35	250^th of 336 public high schools	25.6%	15					74.4	82.5	76.0	62.3	61.0					79.1	77.8	70.0	56.6	52.5		49.2	57.7	$12,873	$107	$12,768

Cities Near Zip Code 52747

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Durant	0.31 mi	2	235^th
Wilton	5.25 mi	2	242^nd
Walcott	7.41 mi	2	320^th
Blue Grass	9.52 mi	1	63^rd
Bennett	10.32 mi	1	334^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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