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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51461

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At a glance

Schools

126

Students

Top rankedSchleswig Elementary School217^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Schleswig Middle School up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 51461 zip code in Iowa is home to two schools: Schleswig Elementary School and Schleswig Middle School, both part of the Schleswig Community School District. While the elementary school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, the middle school struggles to meet those benchmarks, indicating a stark contrast in academic performance between the two schools.

Schleswig Elementary School stands out with its consistently high performance on ISASP tests, particularly in 4th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, where students score significantly above the state average. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, better than the state average. However, the school has a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 44.74% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, Schleswig Middle School has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Iowa middle schools. Several grade levels at the middle school score below the state average in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is lower than the state average, but it still struggles to match the academic success of the elementary school. The middle school also has a moderate percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 40.38%.

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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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Schleswig Middle School	Public	5-8	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 676-3313	51	4	12.3	43.1%	41 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (17.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	256^th of 344 public middle schools	25.6%		32.2	262^nd of 337 public middle schools	22.3%	6			76.5	60.0	70.0			58.8	80.0	60.0	70.6	80.0	$14,627	$508	$14,119
Schleswig Elementary School	Public	K-4	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 676-3314	75	8	9.8	46.7%	60 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	65.5	217^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.3%		76.6	96^th of 557 public elementary schools	82.8%	121	60.0	94.4				73.3	88.9						$21,453	$784	$20,669

Cities Near Zip Code 51461

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Schleswig	0.36 mi	2	273^rd
Denison	10.04 mi	4	230^th
Charter Oak	10.44 mi	2	304^th
Ida Grove	12 mi	2	153^rd
Odebolt	13.71 mi	2	191^st

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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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