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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 52068

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At a glance

School

425

Students

Top rankedPeosta Elementary School98^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 52068 zip code area is home to one outstanding elementary school, Peosta Elementary School, which has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Iowa elementary schools over the past 3 years. This school serves students in grades K-5 and is part of the Western Dubuque Community School District.

Peosta Elementary School is a standout institution, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming both the district and state averages in key academic metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 94.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 87.7% for the district and 74.3% for the state. The school also boasts impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts, further demonstrating its academic excellence.

While Peosta Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 was higher than the state average, it was still lower than the district average. Additionally, the school's low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at just 11.06% in 2023-2024, suggests a relatively affluent student population. Peosta Elementary also benefits from higher-than-average spending per student and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1, which may contribute to its strong performance.

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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 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
Peosta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8522 Burds Rd	Peosta	52068	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9320	425	30	13.9	11.1%	387 (91.1%)	8 (1.9%)	19 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	77.6	98^th of 576 public elementary schools	83.0%		74.7	112^th of 557 public elementary schools	79.9%	14	75.0	91.4	81.7	80.4	94.8	90.0	68.3	$13,035	$529	$12,507

Cities Near Zip Code 52068

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peosta	2.38 mi	1	66^th
Dubuque	4.13 mi	19	344^th
Epworth	6.64 mi	2	45^th
Farley	10.36 mi	2	145^th
Cascade	14.03 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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