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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 51534

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School

453

Students

5-star school

Top rankedGlenwood Middle School25^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The 51534 zip code is home to a single standout middle school, Glenwood Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Glenwood Community School District. This school consistently demonstrates exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top 25-36 middle schools in Iowa over the past few years.

Glenwood Middle School boasts proficiency rates well above the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. With a student-teacher ratio of 17:1 and a spending per student of $12,035 (2018-2019 school year), the school appears to have the resources and support to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population, of which 40.9% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% (2023-2024 school year) is an area that could be further investigated, Glenwood Middle School's overall academic excellence and consistent high ranking make it a standout institution in the region, providing a strong educational foundation for its students.

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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	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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sivers Road	Glenwood	51534	Mills County	Glenwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 527-4887	453	26	17.2	39.1%	396 (87.4%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	81.9	25^th of 344 public middle schools	92.7%		85.4	22^nd of 337 public middle schools	93.5%	3	87.2	84.9	89.1	89.9	90.4	89.1	81.6	$12,035	$257	$11,778

Cities Near Zip Code 51534

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glenwood	0.28 mi	4	72^nd
Malvern	8.61 mi	2	290^th
Tabor	11.87 mi	2	180^th
Council Bluffs	12.44 mi	18	334^th
Treynor	14.53 mi	3	6^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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