Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MARSHALL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190004000132
East Marshall Elementary School
201 E Weissenberger, Laurel, IA 50141 · (641) 476-3342 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
110 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within East Marshall Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 68.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Marshall Elementary School
East Marshall Elementary School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Marshall Elementary School this school | 242 | 45.5% | 67.9% |
| Riceville Elementary School Riceville | 226 | 45.6% | 74.0% |
| Eldora-New Providence Elementary School Eldora | 242 | 46.3% | 71.2% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Belle Plaine | 267 | 44.2% | 71.1% |
| Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo | 242 | 43.8% | 71.8% |
| Boyer Valley Elementary School Dow City | 208 | 43.3% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #364 of 564 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #376 of 564 ▲ 29 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #311 of 564 ▼ 78 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #489 of 705 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #131 of 561 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #380 of 561 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #274 of 666 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #209 of 359 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 45% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 21.1 | 13.4:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 43% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 45% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19.1 | 14.3:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 42% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 44% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 38% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Marshall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (273 to 242); teachers up 5% (19.1 to 20).
About East Marshall Elementary School
Among the schools in Laurel, Iowa, is East Marshall Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 242 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
The district, East Marshall Comm School District, operates 3 schools serving 616 students.
White students make up 86% of enrollment at East Marshall Elementary School. Other students are 11% Hispanic. That is higher than the 71% White share among all Marshall County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
East Marshall Elementary School's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Marshall County is 20 points.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, East Marshall Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
East Marshall Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.9% and a predicted 69.2%.
Across Marshall County, the median household income is $73,315, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall County is home to 17 public schools and about 6,903 public school students.
Nearby, East Marshall Middle School is about 7.0 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. East Marshall Elementary School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns East Marshall Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
East Marshall Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 233 in 2020-21 to 242 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.1:1, from 16.6:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,114
Census ACS
Median income
$73,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Marshall Comm School District
- East Marshall Senior High SchoolHigh · 217 students
- East Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
Nearby schools
- East Marshall Middle School7.0 mi · 157
- J C Hoglan Elementary School9.6 mi · 337
- Fisher Elementary School9.9 mi · 368
- Marshalltown High School10.3 mi · 1,629
- Lenihan Intermediate School10.4 mi · 655
- Anson Elementary School10.7 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About East Marshall Elementary SchoolHow large is East Marshall Elementary School?
East Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Marshall Elementary School serve?
East Marshall Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Marshall Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Marshall Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Marshall Elementary School?
At East Marshall Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is East Marshall Elementary School public or private?
East Marshall Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Marshall Comm School District.
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