Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALLTOWN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191872001086
Fisher Elementary School
2001 S 4th St, Marshalltown, IA 50158 · (641) 754-1030 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
254 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Fisher Elementary School→Lenihan Intermediate School→B R Miller Middle School→Marshalltown High School
Based on grade levels within Marshalltown Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 71.2% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Fisher Elementary School
Fisher Elementary School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Elementary School this school | 368 | 69.0% | 65.7% |
| Roundy Elementary School Columbus Junction | 383 | 70.2% | 60.3% |
| Storm Lake Early Elementary School Storm lake | 437 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Franklin Elementary School Marshalltown | 358 | 73.7% | 69.7% |
| J C Hoglan Elementary School Marshalltown | 337 | 76.0% | 69.3% |
| Mitchell Early Childhood Center Des Moines | 292 | 67.1% | 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 Fisher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #396 of 564 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #427 of 564 ▼ 56 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #413 of 564 ▲ 22 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #262 of 705 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #205 of 561 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #105 of 561 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #78 of 666 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #208 of 359 | #3 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
368
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 368 | 28.6 | 12.9:1 | 69% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 28.6 | 13.1:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 26.7 | 14.1:1 | 69% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 61% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 56% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 30% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fisher Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (416 to 368); teachers down 16% (34 to 28.6).
About Fisher Elementary School
Fisher Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Marshalltown, Iowa. The school reports 368 students in pre-K through 4.
Fisher Elementary School belongs to Marshalltown Comm School District, a district of 10 schools and 5,099 students.
Fisher Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. The remaining students are 39% White, 8% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Marshall County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. By the diversity index, Fisher Elementary School comes in at 64%.
The school reported 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%.
Fisher Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fisher Elementary School is +8.3 points: 65.7% actual, 57.4% predicted.
Marshall County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,315, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Marshall County number 17 and enroll about 6,903.
The nearest public school is Lenihan Intermediate School, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Fisher Elementary School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 371 to 368, a small change.
Discussions about Fisher Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Marshalltown Comm School District
- Marshalltown High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- B R Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other schools in Marshalltown
- Marshalltown High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- B R Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other Fisher Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Fisher Elementary. Fisher Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Fisher Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 643 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 566 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 565 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WA · 546 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Lenihan Intermediate School0.5 mi · 655
- Marshalltown High School0.7 mi · 1,629
- J C Hoglan Elementary School0.9 mi · 337
- Anson Elementary School1.0 mi · 286
- Marshalltown Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 90
- B R Miller Middle School1.7 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Fisher Elementary SchoolHow large is Fisher Elementary School?
Fisher Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Fisher Elementary School serve?
Fisher Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fisher Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fisher Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fisher Elementary School?
At Fisher Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fisher Elementary School public or private?
Fisher Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marshalltown Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.