Summary:
The 52205 zip code area is home to a single public high school, Anamosa High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Anamosa Community School District. While the school has faced some challenges in recent years, with fluctuating statewide rankings and mixed academic performance, it also has several strengths, including a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average.
Anamosa High School's statewide ranking has ranged from 209 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 280 out of 338 in 2023-2024 and 240 out of 340 in 2024-2025, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom half of the state. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.3% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the ISASP tests are mixed, with some subject areas and grade levels performing better than the state average and others performing worse.
Despite these challenges, Anamosa High School has some strengths, including a student-teacher ratio of 14.2, which is slightly lower than the state average, and a relatively high per-student spending of $15,007 for the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, the school serves a higher-than-average percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may indicate a focus on supporting students from low-income families.
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