Anson Elementary School

Set in Marshalltown, Iowa, Anson Elementary School is an average-sized primary school, one of the schools within Marshalltown Comm School District. It works with 286 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 10 schools in Marshalltown Comm School District (5,099 students total), Anson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Anson Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Anson Elementary School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Marshall County's rate of about 65%.

After controlling for student poverty, Anson Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 65.6%, a residual of +15.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marshall County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,315 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Marshall County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,903 students), Anson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Marshalltown Virtual Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Anson Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 62% to 67% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.