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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50568

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At a glance

School

280

Students

Top rankedNewell-Fonda Elementary380^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 50568 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Newell-Fonda Elementary, which serves students from the Newell-Fonda Community School District. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 255 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 380 out of 576 in 2024-2025.

Newell-Fonda Elementary's academic performance on standardized tests varies across grade levels and subjects. While 3rd-grade students performed above the state average in Math, they fell below the state average in English Language Arts. Similarly, 5th-grade students performed below the state average in both English Language Arts and Science. The school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with nearly half of the student body eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

With a per-student spending of $12,429 for the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1 in 2023-2024, the school's resource allocation and utilization could be an area for further investigation to understand how these factors may be impacting student learning and achievement.

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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 (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 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newell-Fonda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Clark St	Newell	50568	Buena Vista County	Newell-Fonda Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 272-3324	280	18	15.7	46.8%	201 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	3 (1.1%)	43.7	380^th of 576 public elementary schools	34.0%		46.2	353^rd of 557 public elementary schools	36.6%	27	62.2	76.5	53.7	91.1	88.2	53.7	51.2	$12,429	$641	$11,789

Cities Near Zip Code 50568

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newell	0.37 mi	3	339^th
Storm Lake	9.7 mi	6	409^th
Early	12.43 mi	2	147^th
Albert City	12.62 mi	1	143^rd
Sac City	12.88 mi	1	148^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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