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Best High Schools in Zip Code 51334

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359

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Top rankedEstherville Lincoln Central High School276^th of 340 Iowa high schools

Summary:

The zip code 51334 contains a single high school, Estherville Lincoln Central High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is located within the Estherville Lincoln Central Com School District, which is ranked 286th out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Estherville Lincoln Central High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 192nd out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 276th out of 340 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on ISASP tests is mixed, with 10th-grade students performing relatively well in English Language Arts, but 11th-grade students lagging behind the state average in both ELA and Math. The school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 48.77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $15,835, the school's performance and the broader challenges facing the district suggest that resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to the areas of greatest need. Further investigation into the root causes of these issues and the district-level factors that may be contributing to the school's struggles would be necessary to develop targeted interventions and support.

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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/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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th 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
Estherville Lincoln Central High School	Public	9-12	1520 Central Ave	Estherville	51334	Emmet County	Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 362-2659	359	26	13.7	47.1%	240 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	105 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	29.8	276^th of 340 public high schools	18.8%		40	238^th of 338 public high schools	29.6%	38	68.6	73.7	48.8	64.0	63.2	57.1	53.9	$15,835	$277	$15,559

Cities Near Zip Code 51334

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Estherville	0.44 mi	3	377^th
Terril	10.34 mi	1	270^th
Graettinger	12.33 mi	2	389^th
Spirit Lake	13.84 mi	3	117^th
Armstrong	17.35 mi	1	12^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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