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Best Elementary Schools in Cambridge, IA

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417

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Top rankedBallard East Elementary205^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Cambridge, Iowa is home to one elementary school, Ballard East Elementary, which serves students from the Ballard Community School District. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 26% of Iowa elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Ballard East Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years, indicating above-average performance. The school's test scores exceed the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. With a student-teacher ratio of 12.6, which is lower than the state average, and spending $12,521 per student, which is higher than the state average, Ballard East Elementary appears to be effectively allocating resources to support student learning.

However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 10%, is an area of concern that the school may need to address. Overall, Ballard East Elementary is a strong-performing school within the Ballard Community School District, providing a high-quality education and preparing students for academic success, but the high chronic absenteeism rate is an issue that warrants further attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ballard East Elementary	Public	3-5	505 W 4th St	Cambridge	50046	Story County	Ballard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 220-4306	417	33	12.5	23.5%	380 (91.1%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	66.2	205^th of 576 public elementary schools	64.4%		71.6	146^th of 557 public elementary schools	73.8%	59	68.6	77.0	74.6	85.4	83.0	85.2	67.6	$12,521	$249	$12,272

Cities Near Cambridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huxley	3.84 mi	2	58^th
Maxwell	7.01 mi	1	274^th
Ames	7.08 mi	8	199^th
Alleman	7.12 mi	3	34^th
Slater	7.56 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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