Summary:
The 50421 zip code area is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 high schools (one of which is an alternative school), and no middle schools, all part of the Belmond-Klemme Community School District. The district is ranked 253 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The standout school in the area appears to be the Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School, which has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 241 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 180 out of 338 in 2023-2024, and is projected to rank 143 out of 340 in 2024-2025. It also has a higher 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% compared to the district average. In contrast, the Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools and has relatively low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state averages.
The data also reveals high chronic absenteeism rates across all three schools, ranging from 21.6% to 21.6%, as well as significant differences in spending per student, with the alternative high school spending $34,715 per student compared to $13,171 for the elementary school and $14,958 for the main high school. While the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, the elementary school struggles with low proficiency rates, particularly in the upper grades, indicating a need for improvement in curriculum and support systems.
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