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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 52310

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Schools

374

Students

Top rankedCarpenter Elementary School218^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 52310 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Carpenter Elementary School and Shannon Elementary School, both part of the Monticello Community School District. While both schools are performing reasonably well, Carpenter Elementary stands out with consistently higher test scores, a lower student-teacher ratio, and a top 40% ranking among Iowa elementary schools.

Carpenter Elementary School has outperformed the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grade students, with 85.9% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 76%. Additionally, Carpenter Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.7, compared to 14.4 at Shannon Elementary.

However, both schools face similar challenges, with chronic absenteeism rates slightly higher than the state average at 21.6%. Additionally, Carpenter Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 36.27%, compared to 23.27% at Shannon Elementary. The higher per-student spending at Shannon Elementary compared to Carpenter Elementary is an interesting finding that warrants further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carpenter Elementary School	Public	2-4	615 N Gill St	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 465-3000	208	16	13.0	36.1%	183 (88.0%)	5 (2.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	65.4	218^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.2%		64.9	200^th of 557 public elementary schools	64.1%	18	69.0	85.9	77.5	83.1	$18,645	$662	$17,983
Shannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	321 W South St	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 465-3000	166	11	15.1	24.1%	149 (89.8%)	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)					$23,906	$1,012	$22,895

Cities Near Zip Code 52310

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monticello	0.41 mi	4	146^th
Hopkinton	8.04 mi	1
Anamosa	9.53 mi	3	264^th
Cascade	9.66 mi	2	107^th
Delhi	14.73 mi	3	21^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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