Summary:
The 50322 zip code area is home to three elementary schools - Olmsted Elementary School, Valerius Elementary School, and Karen Acres Elementary School - all part of the Urbandale Community School District.
Among the three schools, Valerius Elementary School stands out as the top performer, ranking 103 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Valerius consistently achieves strong test scores, with over 81.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 79.2% or more in Mathematics across grades 3-5. In contrast, Karen Acres Elementary School shows promise, particularly in 3rd grade where 89.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 92.1% in Mathematics, placing the school in the top half of Iowa elementary schools.
While the schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 12.2 to 13.3 students per teacher, they all face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, at 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year. The schools also have varying free/reduced lunch rates, from 41.94% at Valerius to 48.36% at Karen Acres, indicating differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations.
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