Fisher Elementary School

Fisher Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in Marshalltown, Iowa, run under Marshalltown Comm School District, hosts 368 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Marshalltown Comm School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,099 students. Fisher Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Fisher Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 8% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fisher Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fisher Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marshall County shows median household income runs about $73,315, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Marshall County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,903 students), Fisher Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lenihan Intermediate School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fisher Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Fisher Elementary School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 368). Over the same period, the White share declined from 48% to 39%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.