Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE VALLEY-ANTHON OTO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191848001059
Mapleton Elementary School
501 South 7th, Mapleton, IA 51034 · (712) 881-1319 · Monona County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
100 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 84.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Mapleton Elementary School
Mapleton Elementary School's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Elementary School this school | 182 | 54.9% | 76.4% |
| East Union Elementary Afton | 201 | 55.7% | 78.2% |
| Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center Farmington | 175 | 58.3% | 55.5% |
| River Valley Elementary Washta | 154 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 182 | 56.6% | 66.5% |
| Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril | 149 | 53.7% | 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 Mapleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #212 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #318 of 564 ▼ 196 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #187 of 564 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #577 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #167 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
182
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 182 | 14.7 | 12.4:1 | 55% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 15.4 | 11.6:1 | 60% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 16.6 | 10.2:1 | 59% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 16 | 10.8:1 | 56% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | 56% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | 58% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 59% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 45 | 2 | 22.5:1 | 47% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mapleton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (195 to 182); teachers down 1% (15 to 14.7).
About Mapleton Elementary School
This page covers Mapleton Elementary School, a small elementary school in Mapleton, Iowa. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 182 students. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District enrolls 602 students in 4 schools, including Mapleton Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Mapleton Elementary School is White, at 96%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Among Monona County residents, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for Mapleton Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 12.4:1 is based on 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%. It compares with 47% for public schools in Monona County.
Mapleton Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mapleton Elementary School would score about 64.5%. It scores 76.4%, a top-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Monona County area, median household income comes to about $68,377, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monona County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,210 students and include Mapleton Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mapleton Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.8:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
People who know Mapleton Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,557
Census ACS
Median income
$68,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District
- Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- MVAO Middle SchoolMiddle · 100 students
- Anthon ElementaryElementary · 64 students
Other Mapleton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mapleton Elementary. Mapleton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolMount Sterling, KY · 524 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolAshland, OH · 363 students
- MAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMapleton, ND · 239 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolMapleton, ME · 228 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolMapleton, OR · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School0.0 mi · 256
- Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School12.1 mi · 117
- Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School12.1 mi · 49
- Anthon Elementary16.0 mi · 64
- MVAO Middle School16.0 mi · 100
- West Monona Elementary17.8 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Mapleton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mapleton Elementary School?
Mapleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mapleton Elementary School serve?
Mapleton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mapleton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mapleton Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mapleton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mapleton Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Mapleton Elementary School public or private?
Mapleton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.