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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51061

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Top rankedRiver Valley Elementary412^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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River Valley Elementary

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Summary:

The 51061 zip code is home to a single school, River Valley Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the River Valley Community School District, which is ranked 280 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Valley Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 301 out of 599 Iowa elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 412 out of 576 in 2024-2025. The school's rating from SchoolDigger has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star out of 5. Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with 3rd and 4th-grade students performing above the state average in English Language Arts, but 5th-grade students performing below the state average. In Mathematics, River Valley Elementary's proficiency rates are consistently below the state average across all grade levels.

Other notable findings include a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a significant portion (56.77%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $14,905, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1. These factors suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted strategies and interventions to address the challenges facing River Valley Elementary and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
River Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South 5th St	Washta	51061	Cherokee County	River Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 447-6318	154	17	9.2	53.2%	144 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	38.2	412^th of 576 public elementary schools	28.5%					(n/a)	70.8	73.9	60.0	66.7	65.2	65.0	61.1	$14,905	$633	$14,272

Cities Near Zip Code 51061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Washta	0.36 mi	1	352^nd
Correctionville	7.28 mi	1	373^rd
Pierson	7.56 mi	1	120^th
Holstein	11.49 mi	2	340^th
Kingsley	12.92 mi	2	65^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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