Best Public Schools in Remsen, IA

Summary:

The city of Remsen, Iowa is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through middle school: Remsen-Union Elementary School and Remsen-Union Middle School, both part of the Remsen-Union Community School District. These schools have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with test scores well above the state averages in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Remsen-Union Elementary School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 25% of elementary schools in Iowa in recent years with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2023-2024 school year, 90% of 4th-grade students at the elementary school were proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state averages of 72.9% and 72.7%, respectively. The elementary school also benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1 and higher per-student spending of $15,615 compared to the middle school.

While the schools in Remsen have a predominantly white student population, they demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence that extends across their student body. Both the middle and elementary schools have shown consistently high performance, with 7th-grade students at Remsen-Union Middle School achieving a 93.9% proficiency rate in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, far surpassing the state average of 77.3%. These strong academic results suggest that the Remsen-Union schools are providing a solid educational foundation for their students, regardless of their demographic background.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)						ISASP Mathematics (2024)						ISASP Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Remsen-Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	511 Roosevelt St	Remsen	51050	Plymouth County	Remsen-Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 786-1101	131	8	16.3	35.9%	115 (87.8%)	3 (2.3%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	72.4	134^th of 557 public elementary schools	75.9%		84	45^th of 565 public elementary schools	92.0%	89	69.2	90.0					69.2	90.0							$15,615	$382	$15,233
Remsen-Union Middle School	Public	5-8	511 Roosevelt	Remsen	51050	Plymouth County	Remsen-Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 786-1101	176	10	17.6	37.5%	157 (89.2%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	62.3	137^th of 337 public middle schools	59.3%		61.8	133^rd of 334 public middle schools	60.2%	4			77.8	85.3	93.9	81.6			70.4	76.5	69.7	73.5	66.7	69.4	$14,070	$80	$13,990

Cities Near Remsen

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marcus	8.51 mi	3	165^th
Le Mars	9.83 mi	6	227^th
Alton	12.35 mi	1	9^th
Cleghorn	13.04 mi	1
Orange City	13.38 mi	2	21^st

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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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