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Best High Schools in Zip Code 51358

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Top rankedRuthven-Ayrshire High School76^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Ruthven-Ayrshire High School up 64 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 51358 zip code is home to a single high school, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District. This small, rural school has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, outperforming state averages in key areas.

Ruthven-Ayrshire High School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 11th-grade students scoring well above the state average in both English Language Arts (91.7% proficient vs. 69.3% statewide) and Mathematics (66.7% proficient vs. 65.6% statewide). The school also boasts an impressive 100% proficiency rate in 10th-grade ELA, significantly higher than the state average of 73.8%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year exceeds the state average, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated, currently placing it 76th out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small student population of 70 students, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which may contribute to its academic success. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $17,561, higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state's target of 10%, which could be an area for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School	Public	7-12	1505 Washington St	Ruthven	51358	Palo Alto County	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 837-5212	58	4	14.0	37.9%	51 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	72.5	76^th of 340 public high schools	77.6%		61.3	140^th of 338 public high schools	58.6%	64	63.6	91.7	45.5	66.7	$17,561	$361	$17,200

Cities Near Zip Code 51358

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ruthven	0.12 mi	2	282^nd
Graettinger	10.31 mi	2	389^th
Emmetsburg	10.32 mi	4	150^th
Spencer	11.68 mi	5	138^th
Terril	12.59 mi	1	270^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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