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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 50604

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School

165

Students

Top rankedAplington Elementary School284^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 50604 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Aplington Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 153rd out of 557 Iowa elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 284th out of 576 in 2024-2025. While the school's performance on the ISASP tests has been mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, it has excelled in 5th grade Science, with 71.2% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025.

Aplington Elementary School has a student population of 184 and a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 34.24% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio is 14.6 for the 2023-2024 school year, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,716. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year is a concern that should be addressed.

Overall, Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District appears to be providing reasonable resources to Aplington Elementary School, but there are opportunities to improve student performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and to address the high chronic absenteeism rate.

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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 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
Aplington Elementary School	Public	3-5	215 10th St	Aplington	50604	Butler County	Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 347-6621	165	12	14.2	30.9%	148 (89.7%)	4 (2.4%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	56	284^th of 576 public elementary schools	50.7%		70.8	153^rd of 557 public elementary schools	72.5%	131	60.9	69.4	78.0	82.6	71.4	76.3	71.2	$10,716	$336	$10,380

Cities Near Zip Code 50604

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aplington	0.3 mi	2	139^th
Parkersburg	4.94 mi	2	10^th
Ackley	8.87 mi	3	330^th
Wellsburg	10.62 mi	1	224^th
Allison	12.64 mi	2	171^st

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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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