Mediapolis Elementary School

Mediapolis Elementary School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Mediapolis, Iowa, one of the schools within Mediapolis Comm School District, serveing 432 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 325.

Within Mediapolis Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 966 students, Mediapolis Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Mediapolis Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Des Moines County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mediapolis Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.5%; this one delivers 77.6%.

In the area at large, Des Moines County reports that median household income runs about $62,928, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mediapolis Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Des Moines County (combined enrollment of about 5,632 students).

The closest other public school is Mediapolis Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mediapolis Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 71.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.