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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51035

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At a glance

Schools

379

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMMCRU Marcus Elementary58^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

MMCRU Marcus Elementary up 241 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 51035 zip code is home to two highly-ranked schools, MMCRU High School and MMCRU Marcus Elementary, both part of the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District. These schools demonstrate exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state averages in core subject areas.

MMCRU High School is ranked 58th out of 340 Iowa high schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts strong academic achievement, with 84.6% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.8% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school maintains a high graduation rate of 88.3% and a lower than average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%.

Similarly, MMCRU Marcus Elementary is ranked 58th out of 576 Iowa elementary schools, with an impressive 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The elementary school showcases exceptional academic performance, with 84.2% of 3rd graders and 82.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 89.5% of 3rd graders and 92.9% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MMCRU High School	Public	9-12	400 Highland Drive	Marcus	51035	Cherokee County	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 376-4172	213	15	14.2	29.1%	192 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	74.8	58^th of 340 public high schools	82.9%		71.8	80^th of 338 public high schools	76.3%	22			82.0	84.6	77.4			78.0	78.8	77.4	86.5	$19,052	$284	$18,767
MMCRU Marcus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Fenton St	Marcus	51035	Cherokee County	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 376-2615	166	11	15.3	31.9%	157 (94.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	81.6	58^th of 576 public elementary schools	89.9%		55.1	299^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.3%	241	84.2	82.1				89.5	92.9					$16,564	$450	$16,114

Cities Near Zip Code 51035

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marcus	0.07 mi	3	52^nd
Cleghorn	4.57 mi	1
Remsen	8.23 mi	2	53^rd
Paullina	12.32 mi	1	64^th
Cherokee	13.32 mi	3	279^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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