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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50046

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School

417

Students

Top rankedBallard East Elementary205^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 50046 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Ballard East Elementary, which serves students in grades K-5. This school is part of the highly-ranked Ballard Community School District and consistently outperforms state averages across key academic metrics.

Ballard East Elementary is ranked in the top 205 out of 576 elementary schools in Iowa and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores exceed state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across grades 3-5, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics. Ballard East Elementary also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average, and it spends $12,521 per student, which is higher than the state average.

Overall, Ballard East Elementary appears to be a high-performing and well-resourced school that provides a quality education for its students. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6 and strong academic outcomes suggest an effective educational program that could serve as a model for other schools in the area.

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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 (2025)	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 Zip Code 50046

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cambridge	0.64 mi	1	152^nd
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

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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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