Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193054001745
Margaretta Carey Elementary School
220 9th Ave NW, Waverly, IA 50677 · (319)352-2855 · Bremer County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
67 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Margaretta Carey Elementary School→Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School
Based on grade levels within Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
87.6%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 →
Where Margaretta Carey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Bremer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #102 of 564 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #70 of 564 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #224 of 564 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #500 of 705 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #471 of 561 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #420 of 561 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #527 of 666 | #3 of 9 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
238
0 (0%) vs 2017
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.2:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 238 | 14.7 | 16.2:1 | 28% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 15.5 | 15.3:1 | 25% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 29% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 16.8 | 14.2:1 | 24% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 22% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | 21% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 21% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaretta Carey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (238 to 238); teachers down 12% (16.8 to 14.7).
About Margaretta Carey Elementary School
Waverly, Iowa, is home to Margaretta Carey Elementary School, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 238 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
Margaretta Carey Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District, which enrolls 2,722 students in total.
Roughly 89% of students at Margaretta Carey Elementary School are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Bremer County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
The school lists 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Of all students at Margaretta Carey Elementary School, 28% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Margaretta Carey Elementary School is 4.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (81.8% versus 77.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
In Bremer County, median household income comes to about $86,784, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bremer County counts 20 public schools with about 5,346 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, West Cedar Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Margaretta Carey Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Margaretta Carey Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The student count changed little between 2017-18 (238) and 2023-24 (238). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 16.2:1, from 14.2:1.
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Bremer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,204
Census ACS
Median income
$86,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District
- Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Prairie West ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- West Cedar Elementary SchoolElementary · 225 students
- Shell Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
Other schools in Waverly
- Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Prairie West ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- West Cedar Elementary SchoolElementary · 225 students
- Greenview Alternative SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- West Cedar Elementary School0.9 mi · 225
- North Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 397
- Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School1.2 mi · 737
- Greenview Alternative School1.2 mi · 45
- Southeast Elementary School1.3 mi · 31
- Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School1.3 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Margaretta Carey Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Margaretta Carey Elementary School?
Margaretta Carey Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Margaretta Carey Elementary School serve?
Margaretta Carey Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Margaretta Carey Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Margaretta Carey Elementary School.
How diverse is Margaretta Carey Elementary School?
Margaretta Carey Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Margaretta Carey Elementary School in?
Margaretta Carey Elementary School is part of Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.