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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50554

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147

Students

Top rankedLaurens-Marathon Elementary School571^st of 576 Iowa elementary schools

Summary:

The 50554 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with 145 students. The school is part of the Laurens-Marathon Community School District, which is ranked 313 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurens-Marathon Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance on standardized tests, a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, and a relatively high percentage of students (41.38%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite spending $20,283 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's test scores remain well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels.

While the school's small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1, may present opportunities for personalized attention, the data suggests that addressing the academic and socioeconomic challenges facing Laurens-Marathon Elementary School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs and circumstances of the school and its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (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 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 W Garfield	Laurens	50554	Pocahontas County	Laurens-Marathon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 841-5000	147	14	10.5	40.8%	97 (66.0%)	3 (2.0%)	31 (21.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	4 (2.7%)	1.9	571^st of 576 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.7	509^th of 557 public elementary schools	8.6%	62	33.3	50.0	52.9	40.0	37.5	35.3	$20,283	$1,719	$18,563

Cities Near Zip Code 50554

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laurens	0.22 mi	1	410^th
Albert City	6.9 mi	1	143^rd
Pocahontas	11.98 mi	3	276^th
Sioux Rapids	15.3 mi	3	234^th
Newell	18.51 mi	3	339^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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