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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 52653

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School

229

Students

Top rankedWapello Elementary School429^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The 52653 zip code area has only one elementary school, Wapello Elementary School, which is part of the Wapello Community School District. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 378 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 429 out of 576 in 2024-2025, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wapello Elementary School's student test scores are generally below the state averages across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 29.13% in 2023-2024.

Despite having adequate funding, with spending per student at $16,318 in the 2018-2019 school year, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, Wapello Elementary School continues to face challenges in improving its academic performance and addressing attendance issues. Addressing these concerns will likely require a comprehensive approach to support the needs of the school's students and their families.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Wapello Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 N Cedar	Wapello	52653	Louisa County	Wapello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 523-5571	229	20	11.7	19.2%	190 (83.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (14.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	35.8	429^th of 576 public elementary schools	25.5%		35.3	412^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.0%	17	65.0	74.2	51.4	80.0	48.4	67.6	56.8	$16,318	$1,228	$15,091

Cities Near Zip Code 52653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wapello	0.05 mi	3	351^st
Morning Sun	6.65 mi	1	131^st
Letts	8.8 mi	2	154^th
Columbus Junction	11.22 mi	3	368^th
Mediapolis	11.52 mi	3	50^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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