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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 52747

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School

342

Students

Top rankedDurant Elementary School353^rd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The zip code 52747 contains a single elementary school, Durant Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Durant Community School District, which is ranked 268 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past three school years, Durant Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 214 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools (3-star rating) in 2022-2023 to 353 out of 576 (2-star rating) in the projected 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance on ISASP tests varies, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 57.4% to 82.4% and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 61.8% to 78.7%, compared to the state averages. However, the school's science proficiency rate of 70% for 5th grade is higher than the state average of 64.2%.

Additionally, Durant Elementary School faces challenges, such as a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a free/reduced lunch rate of 28.29%, indicating a significant population of students from lower-income households. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,812, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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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	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Durant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 785-4433	342	24	14.3	25.1%	318 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47	353^rd of 576 public elementary schools	38.7%		50.3	326^th of 557 public elementary schools	41.5%	27	57.4	70.6	75.0	82.4	78.7	61.8	67.5	66.0	70.0	$12,812	$604	$12,209

Cities Near Zip Code 52747

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Durant	0.31 mi	2	354^th
Wilton	5.25 mi	2	288^th
Walcott	7.41 mi	2	328^th
Blue Grass	9.52 mi	1	144^th
Bennett	10.32 mi	1

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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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