Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School

Set in Martensdale, Iowa, Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School is a small secondary school, overseen by Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District. It instructs 225 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 52% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 532 students; Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School is among them.

Demographically, Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Warren County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Warren County shows the typical household earns roughly $94,588 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Warren County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,473 students), Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Martensdale Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School has shrank 13%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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