Summary:
The 51347 zip code is home to two schools: Harris-Lake Park High School and Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, both part of the Harris-Lake Park Community School District. While the high school has consistently ranked among the top schools in Iowa, the elementary school has struggled to maintain strong performance.
Harris-Lake Park High School stands out as the standout school in this area, earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and boasting impressive test scores, with 70-96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72-88% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%. In contrast, Harris-Lake Park Elementary School has not performed as strongly, ranking in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools and earning only 1-3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The elementary school's test scores are more mixed, with some grade levels performing well above the state average but others significantly below.
The data also reveals potential equity concerns, as the elementary school has a higher rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (38.32%) compared to the high school (33.53%). Additionally, both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.6%. While the high school spends more per student ($14,186) than the elementary school ($12,458), the district as a whole is ranked 154 out of 313 districts in Iowa and rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement across the board.
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