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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 51652

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At a glance

School

241

Students

Top rankedSidney Elementary School162^nd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sidney Elementary School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 51652 zip code is home to a single outstanding elementary school, Sidney Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 268 students. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ISASP assessments.

Sidney Elementary School has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 272 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 162 out of 576 in 2024-2025. With over 70% of students proficient or better in ELA and over 75% proficient or better in Math across all grade levels, the school is providing an excellent education to its students, even with a significant population of economically disadvantaged students (53.73% free/reduced lunch rate). The district's investment in the school, with per-student spending of $14,138, is likely a contributing factor to its success.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is on the higher side, it is not alarmingly so. The Sidney Community School District, of which Sidney Elementary School is a part, is ranked 174 out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole has room for improvement. However, Sidney Elementary School stands out as a shining example of academic excellence within the district, providing a high-quality education to 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 (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 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sidney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1004 Illinois St	Sidney	51652	Fremont County	Sidney Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 374-2647	241	15	15.9	57.7%	206 (85.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	71	162^nd of 576 public elementary schools	71.9%		57.7	272^nd of 557 public elementary schools	51.2%	110	72.2	77.1	81.0	79.3	75.0	91.4	95.2	86.2	81.0	$14,138	$723	$13,416

Cities Near Zip Code 51652

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sidney	0.16 mi	3	243^rd
Hamburg	9.12 mi	4	366^th
Farragut	9.2 mi	1
Tabor	9.51 mi	2	180^th
Shenandoah	14.65 mi	5	341^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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