Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50142

Summary:

The 50142 zip code has only one school, East Marshall Senior High School, a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 235 students. The school is part of the East Marshall Community School District, which is ranked 194 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

East Marshall Senior High School has shown fluctuating performance over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking among Iowa high schools ranging from 124th out of 340 schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 209th out of 338 schools in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). However, the school's academic performance is relatively strong, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science exceeding the state averages in several grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.3%, while its chronic absenteeism rate was 21.6%.

Regarding socioeconomic factors, 33.19% of East Marshall Senior High School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,810, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors may play a role in the school's performance and the support it provides to its students.

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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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Marshall Senior High School	Public	9-12	201 N Franklin	Le Grand	50142	Marshall County	East Marshall Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 479-2785	217	18	12.1	33.6%	193 (88.9%)	5 (2.3%)	12 (5.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	64.3	124^th of 340 public high schools	63.5%		47.8	209^th of 338 public high schools	38.2%	85	89.1	77.1	75.9	73.9	72.9	63.0	79.2	$15,810	$216	$15,593

Cities Near Zip Code 50142

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Le Grand	0.26 mi	1	161^st
Tama	6.63 mi	3	370^th
Marshalltown	6.68 mi	10	387^th
Green Mountain	7.45 mi	1	338^th
Garwin	8.09 mi	1	371^st

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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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