Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191344000812
Marnie Simons Elementary School
309 S St, Hamburg, IA 51640 · (712) 382-2017 · Fremont County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
64 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 19 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Hamburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -25.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 95.6% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 13 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 →
Where Marnie Simons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #271 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #379 of 564 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #358 of 564 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #663 of 705 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
102
+4 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 7.0:1
% White
84%
was 89%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 102 | 12.1 | 8.4:1 | 63% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 9.5 | 10.4:1 | 64% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 8.9 | 11.1:1 | 68% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 13.9 | 7.0:1 | 69% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marnie Simons Elementary School.
About Marnie Simons Elementary School
Marnie Simons Elementary School is a very small elementary school located in Hamburg, Iowa. There are 102 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 69% below the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Hamburg Comm School District enrolls 191 students in 3 schools, including Marnie Simons Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Marnie Simons Elementary School is 84% White. Next come 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
For every teacher at Marnie Simons Elementary School, there are about 8.4 students; the school has 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 64 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 63% of enrollment. Across public schools in Fremont County, the average is 46%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marnie Simons Elementary School would score about 60.6%. It scores 73.5%, a top-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Fremont County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,621, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 8 public schools and about 1,104 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Hamburg Middle School, is the closest to Marnie Simons Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Marnie Simons Elementary School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Marnie Simons Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
In 2017-18, Marnie Simons Elementary School enrolled 98 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 102. The percentage of White students decreased from 89% to 84% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.4:1) than in 2017-18 (7.0:1).
The discussion board for Marnie Simons Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,514
Census ACS
Median income
$71,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamburg Comm School District
- Hamburg Charter High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Hamburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 31 students
Other schools in Hamburg
- Hamburg Charter High SchoolHigh · 58 students
- Hamburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Hamburg Middle School0.0 mi · 31
- Hamburg Charter High School0.0 mi · 58
- Sidney High School8.7 mi · 196
- Sidney Virtual SAC School8.7 mi · 1
- Sidney Elementary School9.3 mi · 241
- NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marnie Simons Elementary School?
Marnie Simons Elementary School enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Marnie Simons Elementary School serve?
Marnie Simons Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Marnie Simons Elementary School have?
Marnie Simons Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marnie Simons Elementary School?
At Marnie Simons Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Marnie Simons Elementary School public or private?
Marnie Simons Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamburg Comm School District.
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