Summary:
The 50616 zip code is home to a single high school, Charles City High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa high schools, with a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.
Charles City High School's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% is slightly below the state average, and the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state averages, with 10th-grade proficiency rates ranging from 56.4% to 67.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 66.8% to 74.7%. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 49.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $15,516 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, which is slightly higher than the state average, Charles City High School continues to struggle to provide a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the school's low performance, high chronic absenteeism, and economic disadvantage will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of these issues.
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