Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 61065 include five schools in North Boone CUSD 200, serving students from elementary grades through high school. The four schools with IAR results have a simple average above state results in both ELA and math, but performance differs sharply among schools and grades. The clearest concern is math in the upper grades, where several schools fall below state results.
Manchester Elementary stands out among the elementary schools: it led Poplar Grove Elementary in all four grade 3 and 4 comparisons, by 9–22 percentage points. In contrast, North Boone Upper Elementary had the lowest broad IAR math result, 24%, which was 15 points below the state rate. North Boone Middle was also below state in math, while North Boone High School was 12–16 points below state across grade 11 ACT subjects. High school graduation was a positive counterpoint: 91%, compared with 90% statewide.
Results changed unevenly over time. Manchester’s All Grades IAR scores rose 26 points in ELA and 15 in math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while the state increased 3 points in ELA and 1 in math. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Manchester rose from 63 to 87; North Boone High’s fell from 39 to 26, and North Boone Middle’s from 61 to 42. The two elementary schools had similar reported shares of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25—43% at Manchester and 45% at Poplar Grove—yet Manchester had higher latest scores. These figures describe different school outcomes and do not explain them; grade-level results are more useful than broad averages when comparing schools.
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