Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT AYR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191986001166
Mount Ayr Elementary
607 E Jefferson, Mount Ayr, IA 50854 · (641) 464-0537 · Ringgold County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
116 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 38 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Mount Ayr Elementary→Mount Ayr High School
Based on grade levels within Mount Ayr Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 78.6% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Mount Ayr Elementary
Mount Ayr Elementary's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ayr Elementary this school | 280 | 41.4% | 76.6% |
| Easton Valley Elementary School Miles | 287 | 43.2% | 74.3% |
| West Elementary School Emmetsburg | 293 | 43.3% | 78.7% |
| Nodaway Valley Elementary School Greenfield | 312 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School Brooklyn | 300 | 39.7% | 76.2% |
| West Campus Elementary School Waukon | 265 | 43.0% | 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 Mount Ayr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #209 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #164 of 564 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #160 of 564 ▲ 133 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #422 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #144 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #483 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #338 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #210 of 359 |
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
280
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 280 | 22.9 | 12.2:1 | 41% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.1 | 13.8:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 25.8 | 13.2:1 | 44% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 25.8 | 12.3:1 | 40% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 38% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Ayr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (316 to 280); teachers down 11% (25.8 to 22.9).
About Mount Ayr Elementary
Among the schools in Mount Ayr, Iowa, is Mount Ayr Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 280 students.
Mount Ayr Comm School District has a total of 2 schools and 584 students, Mount Ayr Elementary among them.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Mount Ayr Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Mount Ayr Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mount Ayr Elementary has a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Ringgold County.
Mount Ayr Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Mount Ayr Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (76.6%) and its predicted rate (71.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
The county, Ringgold County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,346 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Mount Ayr Elementary, Ringgold County has 4 public schools.
Mount Ayr High School sits about 0.2 miles from Mount Ayr Elementary. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Mount Ayr Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (282) and 2024-25 (280).
This page is set up for the Mount Ayr Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ringgold County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Ayr Comm School District
- Mount Ayr High SchoolHigh · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Ayr High School0.2 mi · 304
- Diagonal Junior-Senior High School8.6 mi · 52
- Diagonal Elementary School8.7 mi · 58
- Lamoni High School16.7 mi · 81
- Lamoni Middle School16.7 mi · 63
- Lamoni Elementary School16.7 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Ayr ElementaryHow large is Mount Ayr Elementary?
Mount Ayr Elementary enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mount Ayr Elementary serve?
Mount Ayr Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Ayr Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Ayr Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mount Ayr Elementary?
Mount Ayr Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mount Ayr Elementary public or private?
Mount Ayr Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Ayr Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.