Best Public Schools in Zip Code 50707

The 50707 zip code area is home to two schools - Bunger Middle School and Poyner Elementary, both part of the Waterloo Community School District. While Poyner Elementary stands out with higher test scores compared to district and state averages, Bunger Middle School lags behind in certain grade levels and subjects.

Poyner Elementary shines with its strong academic performance, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts where its proficiency rate was 79.1% compared to the district's 61.9% and the state's 76%. In contrast, Bunger Middle School struggles with lower test scores, especially in 6th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, though its 8th grade performance is closer to district and state levels. Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, around 21.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Bunger Middle School has a higher enrollment of 469 students compared to Poyner Elementary's 360 students. Bunger also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 73.77% versus Poyner's 67.78%, indicating a more economically disadvantaged student population. Interestingly, Bunger Middle School spends more per student at $14,500, while Poyner Elementary spends $13,693 per student, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving academic outcomes.