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Best High Schools in Zip Code 52402

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Summary:

The 52402 zip code in Iowa is home to a single high school, John F Kennedy High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 170th out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 205th out of 340 in 2024-2025.

John F Kennedy High School's academic performance on ISASP tests is mixed, with stronger proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 9th and 10th grades compared to 11th grade. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 88.3%, which is a positive metric, but its chronic absenteeism rate for the same year was relatively high at 21.6%. The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 31.36% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Overall, while John F Kennedy High School has some positive aspects, such as its graduation rate, the declining statewide ranking, mixed academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism rate indicate areas that may require further investigation and targeted improvement efforts. The school's performance and characteristics suggest the need for a closer examination of the factors contributing to these trends, as well as the implementation of strategies to address the challenges faced by the school and its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Empowering Excellence Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1800 1st Ave NE # 201	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(319) 451-9243	120	1	120.0	86.7%	32 (26.7%)	61 (50.8%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.3%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 52402

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cedar Rapids	0.38 mi	42	333^rd
Hiawatha	1.31 mi	2	346^th
Robins	3.13 mi	1	76^th
Marion	3.18 mi	15	167^th
Alburnett	9.32 mi	3	98^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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