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Best High Schools in Zip Code 50156

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School

195

Students

Top rankedMadrid High School69^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The 50156 zip code is home to a single standout high school, Madrid High School, which serves the Madrid Community School District. This institution has consistently ranked among the top 20% of Iowa high schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years and boasting impressive academic outcomes that exceed state averages.

Madrid High School's test scores are particularly noteworthy, with 92% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 74.7%. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% in 2023-2024 also surpasses the state average. Despite serving a student population with 21.5% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Madrid High School has demonstrated its ability to provide a high-quality education and prepare students for success.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is slightly higher than the state average, the Madrid Community School District appears to be allocating significant resources to support its students, with a spending per student of $15,049 in the 2018-2019 school year. Overall, Madrid High School stands out as a model of academic excellence, consistently delivering outstanding results and maintaining a strong reputation within the state of Iowa.

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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
Madrid High School	Public	9-12	599 N Kennedy	Madrid	50156	Boone County	Madrid Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 795-3240	195	20	9.7	18.5%	183 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	73	69^th of 340 public high schools	79.7%		75.2	61^st of 338 public high schools	82.0%	8	82.7	92.0	84.1	65.4	80.4	65.9	92.2	$15,049	$71	$14,978

Cities Near Zip Code 50156

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madrid	0.19 mi	4	126^th
Woodward	4.98 mi	3	163^rd
Slater	7.33 mi	1
Granger	7.86 mi	2	23^rd
Polk City	8.3 mi	2	36^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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