Enrollment
147
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAURENS-MARATHON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191642000977
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
300 W Garfield, Laurens, IA 50554 · (712) 841-5000 · Pocahontas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Iowa public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
10.5:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
60 students
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 | 23 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurens-Marathon Elementary School this school | 147 | 40.8% | 42.5% |
| Schaller-Crestland Elementary Schaller | 159 | 50.3% | 85.8% |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 178 | 42.1% | N/A |
| Carson Elementary Carson | 134 | 48.5% | 65.2% |
| Alta Elementary School Alta | 256 | 40.6% | 85.7% |
| Harlan Elementary School Mount Pleasant | 195 | 34.9% | 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 Laurens-Marathon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #540 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #557 of 564 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #529 of 564 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #626 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #350 of 666 |
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
147
+22 (+18%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 41% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 15.1 | 9.6:1 | 41% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 12.9 | 10.8:1 | 51% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 60% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 10.3 | 11.8:1 | 57% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 68% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 55% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 31% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 13 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurens-Marathon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (122 to 147); teachers up 35% (10.3 to 14).
About Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Laurens, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 147 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
For district matters, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School falls under Laurens-Marathon Comm School District.
White students make up a majority at Laurens-Marathon Elementary School, at 66%. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Pocahontas County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. That is 9 points below the 50% average for public schools in Pocahontas County.
The allk12 Grade for Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is F. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School would score about 71.5%. It scores 42.5%, a bottom-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Pocahontas County (population about 7,046), the median household income is $61,875, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School, about 7.0 miles away. On proficiency, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is behind the 73.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pocahontas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,046
Census ACS
Median income
$61,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
806 students
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- Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School7.0 mi · 100
- Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School12.2 mi · 367
- Pocahontas Area Elementary School12.3 mi · 265
- Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center12.3 mi · 27
- Sioux Central Elementary School15.2 mi · 229
- Sioux Central Middle School15.2 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Laurens-Marathon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Laurens-Marathon Elementary School?
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Laurens-Marathon Elementary School serve?
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurens-Marathon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Laurens-Marathon Elementary School?
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Laurens-Marathon Elementary School?
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is overseen by Laurens-Marathon Comm School District in Pocahontas County.
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