Margaretta Carey Elementary School

Margaretta Carey Elementary School is a primary school of intimate scale in Waverly, Iowa, one of the schools within Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District, educateing 238 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Across the 9 schools in Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District (2,722 students total), Margaretta Carey Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Margaretta Carey Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Bremer County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Margaretta Carey Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Margaretta Carey Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.9%; this one delivers 81.8%.

Across the wider county, Bremer County reports that median household income runs about $86,784, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bremer County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,346 students), Margaretta Carey Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Cedar Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Margaretta Carey Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Margaretta Carey Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 85.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Margaretta Carey Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 238 students in 2018 to 238 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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