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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 51039

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School

111

Students

Top rankedWoodbury Central Middle School174^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The 51039 zip code is home to a single middle school, Woodbury Central Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8 within the Woodbury Central Community School District. This school stands out as a strong-performing institution, consistently exceeding the state averages in Iowa for academic achievement across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

With an enrollment of 116 students, Woodbury Central Middle School has fluctuated in its statewide ranking, ranging from 74th out of 337 Iowa middle schools in 2023-2024 to 165th out of 334 in 2022-2023. Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 174th out of 344. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is slightly higher than the state average, its test scores demonstrate the school's effectiveness in supporting student learning and academic success. Notably, the school's 7th grade students achieved a 90.9% proficiency rate in English Language Arts.

Woodbury Central Middle School serves a diverse student population, with 33.62% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,580, and it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 to 1. Overall, Woodbury Central Middle School appears to be a high-performing institution that is effectively educating its students and preparing them for academic success, despite facing some challenges related to chronic absenteeism.

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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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodbury Central Middle School	Public	6-8	408 S 4th St	Moville	51039	Woodbury County	Woodbury Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 873-3128	111	7	14.8	30.6%	98 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	54.7	174^th of 344 public middle schools	49.4%		72.2	74^th of 337 public middle schools	78.0%	100	82.5	90.9	76.3	75.0	84.8	63.2	68.4	$13,580	$355	$13,225

Cities Near Zip Code 51039

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moville	0.38 mi	3	166^th
Lawton	5.41 mi	1	11^th
Kingsley	8.15 mi	2	65^th
Bronson	9.19 mi	1	68^th
Pierson	11.04 mi	1	120^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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