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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
-36 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.3:1
% White
92%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mount Ayr Elementary
Mount Ayr Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Mount Ayr, Iowa, operated by Mount Ayr Comm School District. The school instructs 280 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Mount Ayr Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 584 students; Mount Ayr Elementary is among them.
In terms of who attends, Mount Ayr Elementary records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Mount Ayr Elementary records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Mount Ayr Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.2%; this one delivers 76.6%.
Around the school, census data for Ringgold County shows median household earnings sit near $73,346, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Mount Ayr Elementary is one of 4 public schools in Ringgold County (combined enrollment of about 694 students).
Nearest neighbor: Mount Ayr High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Ayr Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 62.9%.
Mount Ayr Elementary operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Mount Ayr Elementary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 280).
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Mount Ayr Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Elementary School16.7 mi · 191
- Lamoni Middle School16.7 mi · 63
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.