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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 51525

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At a glance

School

134

Students

Top rankedCarson Elementary386^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carson Elementary up 21 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 51525 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Carson Elementary, which serves grades 3-5 and is part of the Riverside Community School District. With a total enrollment of 136 students, Carson Elementary has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 385 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 407 out of 557 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating varying between 1 and 2 stars out of 5.

Academically, Carson Elementary's proficiency rates in the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) are generally higher than the state averages, with the exception of 4th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 72.3% in 3rd grade English Language Arts, 66.7% in 4th grade, and 58.5% in 5th grade, while in Mathematics, the rates were 72.3% in 3rd grade, 66.7% in 4th grade, and 68.3% in 5th grade. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate was 68.3%.

Carson Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 52.21% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is slightly lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,420, but more context is needed to determine how this compares to other schools or districts in the state.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carson Elementary	Public	3-5	330 Pleasant St	Carson	51525	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 484-2212	134	10	13.3	48.5%	102 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.5%)	42.1	386^th of 576 public elementary schools	33.0%		36.3	407^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.9%	21	72.3	66.7	58.5	72.3	66.7	68.3	68.3	$13,420	$375	$13,046

Cities Near Zip Code 51525

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carson	0.08 mi	1	329^th
Oakland	3.59 mi	3	250^th
Treynor	9.67 mi	3	6^th
Griswold	14.68 mi	2	267^th
Avoca	16.48 mi	3	79^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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