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
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
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
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% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
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 →
Schools most like Marnie Simons Elementary School
Marnie Simons Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marnie Simons Elementary School this school | 102 | 62.7% | 73.5% |
| Torrence Elementary Keokuk | 80 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Moulton Elementary School Moulton | 103 | 66.0% | 56.6% |
| Paton-Churdan Elementary Churdan | 86 | 55.8% | 75.2% |
| Mormon Trail Elementary School Humeston | 132 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| North Kossuth Elementary School Swea City | 131 | 54.2% | 90.2% |
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 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 ▼ 365 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #358 of 564 ▼ 165 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #663 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #110 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
102
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 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) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 10 | 9.9:1 | 63% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 13.9 | 7.0:1 | 69% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 12 | 16.6:1 | 54% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 10 | 18.2:1 | 58% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 50% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marnie Simons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (98 to 102); teachers down 13% (13.9 to 12.1).
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%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marnie Simons Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Iowa public elementary schools.
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 2020-21, Marnie Simons Elementary School enrolled 99 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 102. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.4:1) than in 2020-21 (9.9:1).
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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