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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 52738

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School

104

Students

Top rankedColumbus Community Junior High School261^st of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The zip code 52738 contains a single middle school, Columbus Community Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school faces several challenges, including declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a population with significant socioeconomic disadvantages.

Columbus Community Junior High School has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 225th out of 334 Iowa middle schools in 2022-2023 to 261st out of 344 in 2024-2025. Its current rating is 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions, such as 8th-grade Science proficiency being higher than the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is a significant concern.

Despite the school's above-average spending per student of $11,044, the challenges it faces are multifaceted. A significant portion of the student population, 72.16%, receives free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's student-teacher ratio of 24:1 is slightly higher than the recommended ratio for middle schools. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and support could help improve the school's overall performance and outcomes for its students.

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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 Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbus Community Junior High School	Public	7-8	1004 Colton St	Columbus Junction	52738	Louisa County	Columbus Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 728-2233	104	5	20.6	63.5%	35 (33.7%)	2 (1.9%)	53 (51.0%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	36	261^st of 344 public middle schools	24.1%		37.9	245^th of 337 public middle schools	27.3%	16	64.3	76.1	66.1	69.6	78.3	$11,044	$149	$10,894

Cities Near Zip Code 52738

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbus Junction	1.1 mi	3	368^th
Letts	9.22 mi	2	154^th
Crawfordsville	9.45 mi	1	378^th
Winfield	11.2 mi	2	358^th
Riverside	12.01 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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