Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50602

Summary:

The 50602 zip code in Iowa is home to a single public elementary school, North Butler Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with 271 students. The school is part of the North Butler Community School District, which is ranked 196 out of 313 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Butler Elementary stands out as a strong-performing school, consistently outperforming the state average on ISASP tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 67.9%. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 and spends $12,806 per student, higher than the state average.

While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as the 4th grade ELA proficiency rate, which is slightly below the state average, and the 6th grade Math proficiency rate, which is also below the state average. Additionally, the fact that the North Butler Community School District is ranked 196 out of 313 in Iowa and has a 2-star rating suggests there may be room for improvement at the district level.

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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	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	513 Birch	Allison	50602	Butler County	North Butler Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 267-2212	271	23	11.7	26.2%	257 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	65.3	221^st of 576 public elementary schools	61.6%		60.9	244^th of 557 public elementary schools	56.2%	23	80.5	72.7	90.6	72.2	78.6	90.9	71.9	75.0	78.1	$12,806	$637	$12,169

Cities Near Zip Code 50602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Allison	0.25 mi	2	171^st
Clarksville	7.06 mi	2	201^st
Greene	9.19 mi	2	315^th
Shell Rock	11.61 mi	1	30^th
Parkersburg	12.78 mi	2	10^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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