Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50109

Summary:

The 50109 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Woodward-Granger Elementary School and Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center, both part of the Woodward-Granger Community School District. While the elementary school has consistently ranked among the top in the state, the early learning center lacks detailed performance data.

Woodward-Granger Elementary School stands out with its exceptional academic performance. The school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past two years and boasts 80-90% proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, far exceeding state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%. In contrast, the Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center does not have the same level of detailed performance data available.

Key metrics show that Woodward-Granger Elementary School has 369 students and spends $16,809 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.3. The Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center, serving grades PK-1, has 264 students and a higher student-teacher ratio of 19.4. The free/reduced lunch rate at the elementary school is 21.41%, while the early learning center has a lower rate of 12.5%.

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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
Woodward-Granger Elementary School	Public	2-5	2002 Oak Street	Granger	50109	Dallas County	Woodward-Granger Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 999-2357	349	27	12.9	24.6%	317 (90.8%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	83.8	42^nd of 576 public elementary schools	92.7%		84.1	43^rd of 557 public elementary schools	92.3%	1	83.5	87.0	82.7	92.3	91.3	85.2	77.8	$16,809	$855	$15,954
Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	2200 State Street	Granger	50109	Dallas County	Woodward-Granger Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 999-8058	253	14	18.6	14.6%	227 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 50109

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Granger	2.29 mi	2	23^rd
Polk City	2.73 mi	2	36^th
Grimes	3.82 mi	5	71^st
Ankeny	5.83 mi	18	95^th
Johnston	5.83 mi	8	118^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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