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Best Public Schools in Barnum, IA

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Top rankedManson Northwest Webster Elementary249^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Manson Northwest Webster Elementary

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Summary:

The city of Barnum, Iowa has only one school, Manson Northwest Webster Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District, which is ranked 267th out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Manson Northwest Webster Elementary has maintained a relatively consistent academic performance, with its students generally outperforming the state average on ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is lower than the state average. The school's ranking among Iowa elementary schools has fluctuated over the years, dropping from 251st in 2018-2019 to 418th in 2015-2016, before improving to its current 249th ranking out of 576 schools.

The school faces some potential challenges, with a relatively high percentage of students (34.77%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may indicate socioeconomic challenges in the community. Additionally, the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District as a whole is underperforming compared to other districts in the state, which suggests that the district-level factors may be impacting the school's overall performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Manson Northwest Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Pierce Street	Barnum	50518	Webster County	Manson Northwest Webster Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 542-3211	439	30	14.8	31.7%	402 (91.6%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	61.5	249^th of 576 public elementary schools	56.8%					(n/a)	82.1	76.1	74.4	85.5	87.2	76.1	72.1	75.8	58.1	$12,033	$373	$11,659

Cities Near Barnum

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manson	8.54 mi	1	397^th
Fort Dodge	9.18 mi	7	404^th
Farnhamville	12.2 mi	1	183^rd
Rockwell City	15.39 mi	4
Gilmore City	15.49 mi	1

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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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