Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MFL MARMAC COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191812001038
MFL MarMac Elementary School
700 S Page St., Monona, IA 52159 · (563) 539-2032 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
91 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 83 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
MFL MarMac Elementary School→McGregor Intermediate School→MFL MarMac Middle School→MFL MarMac High School
Based on grade levels within MFL MarMac Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
76.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 80.0% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 →
Where MFL MarMac Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #267 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #284 of 564 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #219 of 564 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #339 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #308 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #525 of 561 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #324 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-11 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
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 | 318 | 23.3 | 13.7:1 | 29% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 32% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 23.5 | 14.4:1 | 30% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 37% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MFL MarMac Elementary School.
About MFL MarMac Elementary School
MFL MarMac Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Monona, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 3, and enrollment is 318 students.
MFL MarMac Comm School District has 4 schools and 879 students, and MFL MarMac Elementary School is one of those schools.
At MFL MarMac Elementary School, White students make up 94% of the student body. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, MFL MarMac Elementary School comes in at 11%.
The school reports 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 29% of students. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Clayton County is 39%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.6% for MFL MarMac Elementary School. The school posts 73.7%, 4.0 points below the prediction.
Clayton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,242, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Clayton County number 11 and enroll about 3,625.
The next-closest public school is MFL MarMac High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. MFL MarMac Elementary School's average proficiency of 73.7% compares with 65.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
MFL MarMac Elementary School had 329 students in 2017-18 and 318 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.7:1.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,013
Census ACS
Median income
$67,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MFL MarMac Comm School District
- MFL MarMac High SchoolHigh · 263 students
- MFL MarMac Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- McGregor Intermediate SchoolElementary · 130 students
Nearby schools
- MFL MarMac High School0.0 mi · 263
- Cora B Darling Elementary9.4 mi · 363
- John R Mott Jr/Hi School9.5 mi · 342
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center9.5 mi · 14
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St9.5 mi · 18
- McGregor Intermediate School10.5 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About MFL MarMac Elementary SchoolHow many students attend MFL MarMac Elementary School?
MFL MarMac Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does MFL MarMac Elementary School serve?
MFL MarMac Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MFL MarMac Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MFL MarMac Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MFL MarMac Elementary School?
Student demographics at MFL MarMac Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is MFL MarMac Elementary School in?
MFL MarMac Elementary School is part of MFL MarMac Comm School District.
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