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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 52045

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At a glance

Schools

1,287

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWestern Dubuque High School19^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Epworth Elementary School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 52045 zip code is home to two standout schools, Western Dubuque High School and Epworth Elementary School, both part of the Western Dubuque Community School District. These schools demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence, with consistently high performance and student engagement.

Western Dubuque High School is a top-performing high school, ranking in the top 30 in Iowa for the past two school years. With impressive academic achievement, the school boasts 84-87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 82-87% proficient or better in Mathematics across grades 9-11. Additionally, the school maintains a high graduation rate of 88.3% and a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average.

Epworth Elementary School also stands out, with solid academic performance and a ranking in the top 111 elementary schools in Iowa for the 2024-2025 school year. The school demonstrates strong student proficiency, with 79-82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 80-87% proficient or better in Mathematics across grades 3-5. Like its high school counterpart, Epworth Elementary School also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average.

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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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Epworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jacoby Drive E	Epworth	52045	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9653	360	28	12.9	19.2%	349 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	76.5	111^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.7%		65.4	196^th of 557 public elementary schools	64.8%	85	79.3	80.3	82.1				86.2	86.9	80.4				78.6		$12,754	$728	$12,027
Western Dubuque High School	Public	9-12	302 5th Ave SW	Epworth	52045	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9642	927	58	16.0	19.0%	862 (93.0%)	11 (1.2%)	28 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	83.8	19^th of 340 public high schools	94.4%		81	29^th of 338 public high schools	91.4%	10				87.6	84.9	86.2				82.2	85.7	87.1		85.3	$13,456	$147	$13,310

Cities Near Zip Code 52045

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Epworth	0.12 mi	2	45^th
Farley	3.73 mi	2	145^th
Peosta	4.47 mi	1	66^th
Dubuque	8.43 mi	18	344^th
Cascade	10.55 mi	2	107^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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