Enrollment
263
High
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MFL MARMAC COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191812001036
MFL MarMac High School
700 S Page St, Monona, IA 52159 · (563) 539-2031 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
81 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 63 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 25% |
Student demographics
10%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MFL MarMac Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 57.3% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 MFL MarMac High School
MFL MarMac High School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFL MarMac High School this school | 263 | 30.8% | 66.3% |
| Grundy Center High School Grundy Center | 241 | 32.4% | 88.6% |
| Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School Liberty Center | 276 | 29.7% | 78.0% |
| Woodbine High School Woodbine | 303 | 32.3% | 66.0% |
| Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School Nashua | 311 | 29.3% | 72.7% |
| Maquoketa Valley Senior High School Delhi | 206 | 32.0% | 82.7% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 MFL MarMac High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #235 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #228 of 314 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #91 of 314 ▲ 159 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #204 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #176 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #246 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #197 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #21 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
263
+38 (+17%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 263 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 31% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17.5 | 15.4:1 | 31% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 17.2 | 15.2:1 | 31% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 31% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 14 | 14.5:1 | 37% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 40% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 32% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 16% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 18 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MFL MarMac High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (202 to 263); teachers up 22% (14 to 17).
About MFL MarMac High School
MFL MarMac High School is a small high school in Monona, Iowa, under MFL MarMac Comm School District. It enrolls 263 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 44% fewer students than the average for high schools in Iowa (about 468).
MFL MarMac High School is run by MFL MarMac Comm School District, whose 4 schools enroll 879 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 3% multiracial. Among Clayton County residents, the White share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. About 31% of students at MFL MarMac High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MFL MarMac High School is 10.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 66.3%. Predicted: 76.5%.
Looking at the county, Clayton County, the median household earns about $67,242 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting MFL MarMac High School, Clayton County has 11 public schools.
MFL MarMac Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from MFL MarMac High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around MFL MarMac High School holds 5 other public schools. The school's 66.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 263, from 225 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 14.1:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- MFL MarMac Middle SchoolMiddle · 168 students
- McGregor Intermediate SchoolElementary · 130 students
Nearby schools
- MFL MarMac Elementary School0.0 mi · 318
- 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 High SchoolHow large is MFL MarMac High School?
MFL MarMac High School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MFL MarMac High School serve?
MFL MarMac High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MFL MarMac High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MFL MarMac High School is approximately 15.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MFL MarMac High School?
At MFL MarMac High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is MFL MarMac High School in?
MFL MarMac High School is part of MFL MarMac Comm School District.
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