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Best High Schools in Zip Code 52654

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At a glance

School

241

Students

Top rankedWACO High School252^nd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The 52654 zip code is home to a single high school, WACO High School, which is part of the WACO Community School District. The district is ranked 284 out of 313 in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. WACO High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 113 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 183 out of 338 in 2023-2024 and 252 out of 340 in 2024-2025.

The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 88.3%, slightly below the state average. However, WACO High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the same year. The school's test scores are mixed, with performance above the state average in 10th grade ELA and Math, but below the state average in 11th grade ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 42.21% for 2023-2024.

Despite the school's fluctuating performance and some areas of concern, WACO High School's student-teacher ratio of 11.6 for 2023-2024 is slightly lower than the state average. The school's spending per student for 2018-2019 was $15,055. Overall, WACO High School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, and further investigation into the factors contributing to its strengths and weaknesses could help identify strategies to improve student outcomes.

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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/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 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WACO High School	Public	7-12	706 N Pearl	Wayland	52654	Henry County	Waco Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 256-6200	241	22	10.9	40.7%	215 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	38	252^nd of 340 public high schools	25.9%		51.9	183^rd of 338 public high schools	45.9%	69	56.3	70.8	56.1	75.7	56.8	65.6	68.8	53.7	78.4	59.1	72.9	75.7	$15,055	$394	$14,661

Cities Near Zip Code 52654

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wayland	0.6 mi	1	372^nd
Crawfordsville	8.04 mi	1	378^th
Washington	10 mi	4	385^th
Winfield	11.75 mi	2	358^th
Mount Pleasant	12.91 mi	6	335^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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