Enrollment
132
Elementary
DISTRICT 115 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORMON TRAIL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191974001158
Mormon Trail Elementary School
403 S Front St, Humeston, IA 50123 · (641) 877-2521 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
84 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 32 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Mormon Trail Elementary School→Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Mormon Trail Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 48.3% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Mormon Trail Elementary School
Mormon Trail Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mormon Trail Elementary School this school | 132 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| Moulton Elementary School Moulton | 103 | 66.0% | 56.6% |
| North Elementary School Leon | 168 | 65.5% | 73.3% |
| Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center Farmington | 175 | 58.3% | 55.5% |
| Marnie Simons Elementary School Hamburg | 102 | 62.7% | 73.5% |
| North Union Elementary Fenton | 130 | 54.6% | N/A |
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 Mormon Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #470 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #475 of 564 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #436 of 564 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #639 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #106 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
132
+19 (+17%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 132 | 13.7 | 9.7:1 | 64% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 13.6 | 9.9:1 | 66% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 12.1 | 10.5:1 | 61% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 12 | 9.4:1 | 55% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 11.7 | 13.0:1 | 59% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 11 | 13.7:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 50% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 159 | 16 | 9.9:1 | 60% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mormon Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (152 to 132); teachers up 16% (11.7 to 13.7).
About Mormon Trail Elementary School
Humeston, Iowa, is home to Mormon Trail Elementary School, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 132 students. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 59% below average.
Mormon Trail Comm School District enrolls 230 students in 2 schools, including Mormon Trail Elementary School.
Roughly 98% of students at Mormon Trail Elementary School are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mormon Trail Elementary School scores 3%.
The school's 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Income data for the school show 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mormon Trail Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.1%.
In the wider Wayne County area, the median household earns about $61,964 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Wayne County, 6 public schools serve about 1,032 students.
Mormon Trail Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Its average proficiency rate of 57.6% is below the 71.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Mormon Trail Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 17% increase took enrollment from 113 in 2020-21 to 132 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Mormon Trail Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,532
Census ACS
Median income
$61,964
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mormon Trail Comm School District
- Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 98
- Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School11.5 mi · 255
- Wayne Elementary School11.8 mi · 328
- North Elementary School14.6 mi · 168
- Central Decatur MS/HS High School14.6 mi · 291
- Columbus Elementary School14.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Mormon Trail Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mormon Trail Elementary School?
Mormon Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 132 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mormon Trail Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mormon Trail Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mormon Trail Elementary School have?
Mormon Trail Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mormon Trail Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mormon Trail Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mormon Trail Elementary School in?
Mormon Trail Elementary School is part of Mormon Trail Comm School District.
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