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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
Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 325
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
Pre-K
83
Kindergarten
57
Grade 1
62
Grade 2
64
Grade 3
52
Student demographics
White
29994%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 70%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17254%
Female
14646%

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
76.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
76.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
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

About MFL MarMac Elementary School

Located at 700 S Page St., in Monona, Iowa, MFL MarMac Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that works with 318 students (grades pre-K through 3), run under MFL MarMac Comm School District.

Within MFL MarMac Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 879 students, MFL MarMac Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MFL MarMac Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clayton County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clayton County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MFL MarMac Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.6%, the actual is 73.7%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household income runs about $67,242, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clayton County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,625 students), of which MFL MarMac Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: MFL MarMac High School, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MFL MarMac Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

MFL MarMac Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MFL MarMac Elementary School has decreased 3%, going from 329 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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Clayton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MFL MarMac Elementary School
District
MFL MarMac Comm School District
Address
700 S Page St., Monona, IA 52159
Phone
(563) 539-2032
County
Clayton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
91 (29%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
191812001038
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MFL MarMac Comm School District
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Frequently asked questions

About MFL MarMac Elementary School
How 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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