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Alumni: what's one memory from Mary Welsh Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193168000611
Mary Welsh Elementary
2383 Raider Drive, Williamsburg, IA 52361 · (319) 668-2301 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
136 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
27%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
Mary Welsh Elementary→Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Williamsburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
80.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.2% | 80.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 80.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 →
Schools most like Mary Welsh Elementary
Mary Welsh Elementary's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Welsh Elementary this school | 604 | 22.5% | 75.9% |
| Orchard Hills Elementary Norwalk | 558 | 23.8% | 81.8% |
| Hudson Elementary School Hudson | 562 | 25.8% | 80.9% |
| Anderson Elementary School Bondurant | 531 | 22.4% | 77.6% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk | 554 | 17.3% | 79.3% |
| West Lyon Elementary School Inwood | 561 | 26.2% | 84.6% |
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 Mary Welsh Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #226 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #222 of 564 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #181 of 564 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #35 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #321 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #363 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #575 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #332 of 359 |
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
604
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+85% since 2000-01, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 604 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 44.9 | 14.4:1 | 26% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 44.7 | 13.5:1 | 25% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 42.7 | 14.5:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 24% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Welsh Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (621 to 604); teachers up 3% (42.7 to 43.9).
About Mary Welsh Elementary
Mary Welsh Elementary is a large elementary school found in Williamsburg, Iowa. A total of 604 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 86% higher.
Mary Welsh Elementary is in Williamsburg Comm School District, a district with 1,213 students across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at Mary Welsh Elementary, 85%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Iowa County, the White share is about 94%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mary Welsh Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Its 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%.
Mary Welsh Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mary Welsh Elementary scores 75.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 80.7%.
In Iowa County (population about 16,507), median household income is about $71,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 10 public schools operate in Iowa County, serving about 2,580 students.
The closest public school, Williamsburg Virtual Academy, is about 0.5 miles from Mary Welsh Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mary Welsh Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 604, close to the 599 recorded in 2020-21.
The Mary Welsh Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,507
Census ACS
Median income
$71,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg Comm School District
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Williamsburg Virtual AcademyCombined · 5 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Williamsburg Virtual AcademyCombined · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Williamsburg Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 5
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School0.5 mi · 604
- Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School9.7 mi · 229
- Iowa Valley Elementary School10.0 mi · 314
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High School10.5 mi · 214
- English Valleys Elementary School10.6 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Welsh ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mary Welsh Elementary?
Mary Welsh Elementary enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mary Welsh Elementary serve?
Mary Welsh Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mary Welsh Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Mary Welsh Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Welsh Elementary?
At Mary Welsh Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mary Welsh Elementary public or private?
Mary Welsh Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williamsburg Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.