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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50160

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School

307

Students

Top rankedMartensdale-St. Marys Elementary School173^rd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 50160 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Martensdale Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top 20% of Iowa elementary schools. This school's impressive academic performance, favorable student demographics, and supportive school district make it an excellent choice for families in the area.

Martensdale Elementary School students excel on state assessments, scoring well above the Iowa average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is also better than the state average, and it serves a student population with a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 20.57%. Additionally, the school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1 and higher-than-average per-student spending.

The Martensdale-St Marys Community School District, which Martensdale Elementary School is a part of, is ranked 50th out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. This suggests the district as a whole is providing a quality education to its students, further contributing to the overall excellence of Martensdale Elementary School.

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martensdale-St. Marys Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	390 Burlington	Martensdale	50160	Warren County	Martensdale-St Marys Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 351-7400	307	21	14.3	24.8%	279 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	70	173^rd of 576 public elementary schools	70.0%		81	64^th of 557 public elementary schools	88.5%	109	51.4	86.8	75.6	92.3	74.3	89.5	95.6	87.2	66.7	$12,243	$549	$11,694

Cities Near Zip Code 50160

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Martensdale	0.11 mi	2	80^th
Norwalk	7.18 mi	5	119^th
Indianola	7.76 mi	6	172^nd
Des Moines	11.54 mi	67	393^rd
Truro	12.54 mi	2	92^nd

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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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