Enrollment
103
Elementary
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOULTON-UDELL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191980001163
Moulton Elementary School
305 E 8th, Moulton, IA 52572 · (641) 642-3665 · Appanoose County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- C+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
10.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
68 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 | 11 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Moulton Elementary School→Moulton-Udell High School
Based on grade levels within Moulton-Udell Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -14.1pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 52.6% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Elementary School this school | 103 | 66.0% | 56.6% |
| Mormon Trail Elementary School Humeston | 132 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| Seymour Elementary School Seymour | 98 | 73.5% | 62.8% |
| Marnie Simons Elementary School Hamburg | 102 | 62.7% | 73.5% |
| North Elementary School Leon | 168 | 65.5% | 73.3% |
| Torrence Elementary Keokuk | 80 | 68.8% | 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 Moulton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #475 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #502 of 564 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #491 of 564 ▼ 155 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 103 | #662 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #93 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
103
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 103 | 9.7 | 10.7:1 | 66% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 10.8 | 9.8:1 | 60% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 10.8 | 9.0:1 | 57% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 10 | 10.5:1 | 63% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 9.9 | 11.7:1 | 60% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | 60% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 51% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 9 | 18.9:1 | 42% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 202 | 12 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moulton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (116 to 103); teachers down 2% (9.9 to 9.7).
About Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School is an elementary school in Moulton, Iowa, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 103 students. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
Moulton-Udell Comm School District is responsible for 2 schools, Moulton Elementary School included, with 188 students in all.
At Moulton Elementary School, White students make up 99% of the student body. That is close to the 95% White share among all Appanoose County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Moulton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
Teacher staffing is 9.7 full-time equivalents, or about 10.7 students per teacher. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Appanoose County.
The allk12 Grade for Moulton Elementary School is C-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Moulton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.6% is 2.3 points below the 58.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Appanoose County census figures show that median household income is about $54,934, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Moulton Elementary School is among the 8 public schools in Appanoose County.
Moulton-Udell High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Moulton Elementary School. The school's 56.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Moulton Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (105) to 2024-25 (103).
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Appanoose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,184
Census ACS
Median income
$54,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moulton-Udell Comm School District
- Moulton-Udell High SchoolHigh · 85 students
Other Moulton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Moulton Elementary. Moulton Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 465 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, AL · 695 students
- Moulton ElementaryLaguna Niguel, CA · 538 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyville, IL · 455 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMOULTON, TX · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Moulton-Udell High School0.0 mi · 85
- Lakeview Elementary10.8 mi · 498
- Howar Middle School10.9 mi · 298
- Centerville High School11.0 mi · 368
- Centerville Community Preschool11.1 mi · 60
- DC Online14.2 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Moulton Elementary SchoolHow large is Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 103 students in grades PK-06.
Is Moulton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moulton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Moulton Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Moulton Elementary School.
How diverse is Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
What district is Moulton Elementary School in?
Moulton Elementary School is part of Moulton-Udell Comm School District.
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