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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Louisa-Muscatine Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISA-MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191782001023
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary
14506 170th St, Letts, IA 52754 · (319) 726-3634 · Louisa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
181 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 49 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary→Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School
Based on grade levels within Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 78.2% | 81.1% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Louisa-Muscatine Elementary
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa-Muscatine Elementary this school | 468 | 38.7% | 76.4% |
| Wilder Elementary School Indianola | 456 | 36.2% | 67.6% |
| Table Mound Elementary School Dubuque | 425 | 39.5% | 63.9% |
| East Sac County Elementary Sac City | 433 | 36.5% | 76.0% |
| Mediapolis Elementary School Mediapolis | 432 | 36.8% | 77.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Atlantic | 554 | 39.9% | 78.0% |
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 Louisa-Muscatine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #210 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #236 of 564 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #204 of 564 ▼ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #123 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #187 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #434 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #383 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #353 of 359 |
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
468
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 468 | 36.7 | 12.8:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 35.6 | 12.7:1 | 38% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 34.7 | 13.1:1 | 31% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 34.9 | 13.5:1 | 39% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 29% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisa-Muscatine Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (470 to 468); teachers up 5% (34.9 to 36.7).
About Louisa-Muscatine Elementary
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Letts, Iowa. A federal count lists 468 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
Besides Louisa-Muscatine Elementary, Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 821 students.
Federal enrollment data show Louisa-Muscatine Elementary is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Louisa County, the White share is about 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary counts 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. About 39% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Louisa-Muscatine Elementary is B+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.6% for Louisa-Muscatine Elementary. The school posts 76.4%, 3.8 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Louisa County show that the median household income is $77,354, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 9 public schools in Louisa County, enrolling about 2,165 students in all.
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School is the public school closest to Louisa-Muscatine Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.4%; Louisa-Muscatine Elementary's is 76.4%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 more students in 2024-25.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,678
Census ACS
Median income
$77,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District
- Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School0.2 mi · 353
- Wapello Elementary School8.5 mi · 229
- Columbus Community High School8.7 mi · 220
- Columbus Community Junior High School8.7 mi · 104
- Wapello Senior High School8.8 mi · 187
- Wapello Junior High School8.8 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Louisa-Muscatine ElementaryHow large is Louisa-Muscatine Elementary?
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-06.
Is Louisa-Muscatine Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Louisa-Muscatine Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Louisa-Muscatine Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Louisa-Muscatine Elementary?
At Louisa-Muscatine Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Louisa-Muscatine Elementary?
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary is overseen by Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District in Louisa County.
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