Enrollment
119
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORNING SUN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191977001161
Morning Sun Elementary School
311 Division Street, Morning Sun, IA 52640 · (319) 868-7701 · Louisa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-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
11.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
46 students
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 | 11 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 76.3% |
% 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
80.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Morning Sun Elementary School
Morning Sun Elementary School's state test result (80.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Sun Elementary School this school | 119 | 38.7% | 80.7% |
| Delwood Elementary School Delmar | 142 | 40.1% | 85.0% |
| Blakesburg Elementary Blakesburg | 103 | 41.7% | 64.5% |
| Melcher-Dallas Elementary Dallas | 157 | 38.9% | 61.7% |
| Stanton Elementary School Stanton | 145 | 35.2% | 81.5% |
| Earlville Elementary School Earlville | 91 | 37.4% | 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 Morning Sun Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #120 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #231 of 564 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #126 of 564 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #650 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #384 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
119
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 119 | 10.7 | 11.2:1 | 39% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 10.8 | 11.8:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 10.5 | 11.9:1 | 36% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 36% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 10.2 | 11.3:1 | 28% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 10 | 13.0:1 | 38% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 45% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 13 | 11.9:1 | 33% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 112 | 9 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morning Sun Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (115 to 119); teachers up 5% (10.2 to 10.7).
About Morning Sun Elementary School
Morning Sun Elementary School is a public elementary school in Morning Sun, Iowa. It reports enrollment of 119 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 325.
Morning Sun Elementary School belongs to Morning Sun Comm School District.
White students are 98% of those enrolled at Morning Sun Elementary School. Census estimates put the White share of Louisa County's population at about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
On staff are 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Morning Sun Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%.
Morning Sun Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Morning Sun Elementary School is +8.1 points: 80.7% actual, 72.6% predicted.
For the population of Louisa County, the median household earns about $77,354 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Morning Sun Elementary School shares Louisa County with 8 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Wapello Junior High School is closest at about 6.6 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. The nearest schools with test data average 71.5%, lower than Morning Sun Elementary School's 80.7%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 119, up from 114 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.7:1 to 11.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Morning Sun Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,678
Census ACS
Median income
$77,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wapello Junior High School6.6 mi · 102
- Wapello Senior High School6.6 mi · 187
- Wapello Elementary School6.8 mi · 229
- Mediapolis Middle School7.3 mi · 222
- Mediapolis Elementary School7.3 mi · 432
- Mediapolis High School7.3 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Morning Sun Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morning Sun Elementary School?
Morning Sun Elementary School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades PK-06.
Is Morning Sun Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morning Sun Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morning Sun Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morning Sun Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morning Sun Elementary School?
At Morning Sun Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Morning Sun Elementary School in?
Morning Sun Elementary School is part of Morning Sun Comm School District.
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