Morning Sun Elementary School

Located at 311 Division Street, in Morning Sun, Iowa, Morning Sun Elementary School is a micro-enrollment elementary campus that educates 119 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Morning Sun Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Morning Sun Elementary School sits inside Morning Sun Comm School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Morning Sun Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). By comparison, Louisa County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Morning Sun Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Morning Sun Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Louisa County) records that median household income runs about $77,354, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Morning Sun Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Louisa County (combined enrollment of about 2,165 students).

The closest other public school is Wapello Senior High School, roughly 6.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Morning Sun Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 71.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morning Sun Elementary School has grew 3%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.