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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 52356

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At a glance

School

330

Students

Top rankedMid-Prairie West Elementary School252^nd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mid-Prairie West Elementary School up 99 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 52356 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Mid-Prairie West Elementary School, which serves students from the Mid-Prairie Community School District. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 252 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 375 out of 565 in 2022-2023, its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades are generally above the state average.

Mid-Prairie West Elementary School has a 19.51% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a relatively low socioeconomic status among its student population. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was relatively high at 21.6%, which could be impacting the school's overall performance. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,611, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 15.7, suggesting that the district is allocating resources to support the school and its students.

Overall, while Mid-Prairie West Elementary School appears to be performing reasonably well academically, the fluctuations in its statewide ranking and the high chronic absenteeism rate warrant further investigation to identify areas for improvement and ensure the school is effectively supporting the educational needs of its students.

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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
Mid-Prairie West Elementary School	Public	3-4	800 6th Ave	Wellman	52356	Washington County	Mid-Prairie Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 646-2984	330	21	15.5	19.1%	289 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	61.3	252^nd of 576 public elementary schools	56.3%		46.6	351^st of 557 public elementary schools	37.0%	99	71.8	75.9	80.9	80.4	$11,611	$953	$10,658

Cities Near Zip Code 52356

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellman	0.13 mi	3	245^th
Kalona	6.78 mi	2	178^th
Keota	9.35 mi	2	251^st
North English	13.16 mi	2	262^nd
Riverside	13.55 mi	3	283^rd

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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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