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Best Elementary 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 area has only one elementary school, Carson Elementary, which serves students in the Riverside Community School District. While Carson Elementary's performance has fluctuated 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, the school has shown mixed academic outcomes on the ISASP tests.

On the positive side, Carson Elementary's proficiency rates were above the state average in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance was below the state average in 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts and 4th and 5th grade Mathematics. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is relatively high compared to the state average.

In terms of demographics and funding, Carson Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 52.21% in 2023-2024, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges. The school's per-student spending was $13,420 in the 2018-2019 school year, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.7 to 1 in 2023-2024, which are within typical ranges but could be further analyzed in comparison to state or district averages.

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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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