Summary:
The 51239 zip code is home to a single high school, Boyden-Hull High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Boyden-Hull Community School District. This high-performing school consistently exceeds state averages on academic assessments, though it faces some challenges, including a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate and a declining statewide ranking.
Boyden-Hull High School boasts an impressive 88.3% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average. The school's students also outperform their peers statewide on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. For example, 11th-grade students at Boyden-Hull scored 75% proficient in ELA, compared to the 69.3% state average, and 10th-grade students scored 78.6% proficient in Math, versus the 68% state average.
However, the school faces some areas for improvement, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is higher than the state would like to see. Additionally, while the school's overall performance remains strong, its statewide ranking has declined from 45th out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 156th out of 340 in 2024-2025, suggesting increased competition or challenges relative to other high-performing schools in the state. Despite these challenges, Boyden-Hull High School continues to provide a quality education, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7 and per-student spending that exceeds the state average.
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