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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50126

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At a glance

Schools

573

Students

Top rankedRock Run Elementary83^rd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rock Run Elementary up 49 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 50126 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Rock Run Elementary and Pineview Elementary, both part of the Iowa Falls Community School District. Based on the available data, Rock Run Elementary emerges as the standout school, consistently performing well above state averages on academic assessments and earning high rankings from SchoolDigger.

Rock Run Elementary has demonstrated strong academic performance, with 3rd-5th grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 89.7% of 4th graders at Rock Run were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 76% statewide. The school has also received top rankings from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 15% of Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 and the top 25% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Rock Run has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.6, suggesting strong individualized attention for students.

In contrast, Pineview Elementary serves only the early elementary grades (PK-1) and lacks the detailed assessment and ranking information available for Rock Run. While Pineview had a higher per-student spending amount of $13,667 in 2018-2019 compared to $11,715 at Rock Run, both schools faced the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, exceeding 21% in 2023-2024. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be an important area for improvement across the schools in this 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
Rock Run Elementary	Public	2-5	710 North St	Iowa Falls	50126	Hardin County	Iowa Falls Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 648-6420	292	28	10.2	40.1%	247 (84.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	79.1	83^rd of 576 public elementary schools	85.6%		72.5	132^nd of 557 public elementary schools	76.3%	49	75.0	89.7	81.9	86.1	86.8	87.5	75.0	$11,715	$370	$11,345
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1510 Washington Ave	Iowa Falls	50126	Hardin County	Iowa Falls Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 648-6410	281	16	17.2	40.2%	228 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)								(n/a)								$13,667	$677	$12,990

Cities Near Zip Code 50126

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Iowa Falls	0.9 mi	4	168^th
Alden	4.14 mi	1	217^th
Ackley	12.56 mi	3	330^th
Eldora	14.07 mi	2	269^th
Hubbard	14.41 mi	1	375^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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