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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50554

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147

Students

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

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Summary:

The 50554 zip code area has only one elementary school, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School, which is part of the Laurens-Marathon Community School District. The school's performance has been declining, with a statewide ranking that has dropped from 285 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 571 out of 576 in 2024-2025, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurens-Marathon Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, with 21.6% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. Student test scores are significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 33.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 67.9%. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 41.38% in 2023-2024.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at $20,283 for the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.6, the school's performance is still lagging behind state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the challenges the school is facing in providing a high-quality education for 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 (2025)	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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