Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCUS-MERIDEN-CLEGHORN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191863002226
MMCRU Marcus Elementary
500 E Fenton St, Marcus, IA 51035 · (712) 376-2615 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
53 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 30 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (28).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
91.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 up about 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.9% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 78.4% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 MMCRU Marcus Elementary
MMCRU Marcus Elementary's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMCRU Marcus Elementary this school | 166 | 31.9% | 80.3% |
| H-L-V Elementary School Victor | 168 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
| Delhi Elementary School Delhi | 166 | 34.3% | 84.7% |
| Aplington Elementary School Aplington | 165 | 30.9% | 74.9% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey | 170 | 34.1% | 66.4% |
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 MMCRU Marcus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #129 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #23 of 564 ▲ 210 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #102 of 564 ▲ 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #604 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #473 of 666 |
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
166
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 166 | 10.8 | 15.4:1 | 32% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 11.8 | 14.9:1 | 43% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 11.8 | 15.5:1 | 27% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | 30% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 11.9 | 15.9:1 | 35% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 35% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MMCRU Marcus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (189 to 166); teachers down 9% (11.9 to 10.8).
About MMCRU Marcus Elementary
MMCRU Marcus Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Marcus, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 166 students. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 49% below average.
MMCRU Marcus Elementary belongs to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District, a district of 2 schools and 379 students.
By race and ethnicity, MMCRU Marcus Elementary is 95% White. The next largest groups are 2% Black and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at MMCRU Marcus Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 10.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is lower. Roughly 32% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cherokee County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
On the allk12 Grade, MMCRU Marcus Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Iowa public elementary schools.
MMCRU Marcus Elementary scores 80.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 76.0%.
The school is in Cherokee County, where the median household earns about $71,269 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Cherokee County, 8 public schools serve about 2,048 students.
MMCRU Marcus Elementary's nearest public school is MMCRU High School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Ranked by average proficiency, MMCRU Marcus Elementary places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 166, compared with 158 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,600
Census ACS
Median income
$71,269
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,048 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District
- MMCRU High SchoolHigh · 213 students
Nearby schools
- MMCRU High School0.1 mi · 213
- Remsen-Union Middle School8.3 mi · 189
- Remsen-Union Elementary School8.3 mi · 123
- South O'Brien Secondary School12.3 mi · 241
- Washington High School13.2 mi · 366
- Cherokee Middle School13.3 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About MMCRU Marcus ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at MMCRU Marcus Elementary?
MMCRU Marcus Elementary enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-04.
Is MMCRU Marcus Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
MMCRU Marcus Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does MMCRU Marcus Elementary have?
MMCRU Marcus Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is MMCRU Marcus Elementary?
MMCRU Marcus Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MMCRU Marcus Elementary?
MMCRU Marcus Elementary is overseen by Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District in Cherokee County.
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