Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192013001192
Mulberry Elementary School
3211 Mulberry Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 · (563) 263-8143 · Muscatine County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
93 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 75.9% |
% 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Mulberry Elementary School
Mulberry Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Elementary School this school | 293 | 31.7% | 73.6% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Sioux City | 244 | 34.8% | 85.9% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Ottumwa | 248 | 29.4% | 74.4% |
| Franklin Elementary School Le Mars | 261 | 36.8% | 78.4% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf | 359 | 33.7% | 71.3% |
| Nodland Elementary School Sioux City | 249 | 25.7% | 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 Mulberry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Muscatine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #269 of 564 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #346 of 564 ▼ 54 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #223 of 564 ▼ 6 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #393 of 705 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #442 of 561 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #181 of 561 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #475 of 666 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #45 of 168 | N/A |
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
293
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 293 | 19.7 | 14.9:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 18.7 | 15.0:1 | 30% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 27% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 23% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 21.9 | 11.3:1 | 28% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 27% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 8% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mulberry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (248 to 293); teachers down 10% (21.9 to 19.7).
About Mulberry Elementary School
Mulberry Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Muscatine, Iowa. In all, 293 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
Muscatine Comm School District is the local district for Mulberry Elementary School. It runs 9 schools with 4,280 students.
The share of White students at Mulberry Elementary School is 65%, a majority. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Muscatine County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mulberry Elementary School, which has 19.7. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Muscatine County.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Mulberry Elementary School outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mulberry Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 73.6% actual against 76.1% predicted.
In Muscatine County, home to about 42,559 people, median household income comes to about $69,396, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muscatine County's 15 public schools enroll about 6,527 students and include Mulberry Elementary School.
About 0.4 miles separate Mulberry Elementary School from the closest public school, Muscatine High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 61.5% on proficiency, and Mulberry Elementary School is above that at 73.6%.
NCES assigns Mulberry Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 290 in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.1:1 to 14.9:1.
The allk12 page for Mulberry Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscatine Comm School District
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
Other schools in Muscatine
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
Other Mulberry Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mulberry Elementary. Mulberry Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolHouma, LA · 789 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolAuburn, GA · 763 students
- Mulberry ElementaryWhittier, CA · 447 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolMilford, OH · 446 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolNorth Wilkesboro, NC · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Muscatine High School0.4 mi · 1,380
- Grant Elementary School1.1 mi · 300
- McKinley Elementary School1.1 mi · 394
- Susan Clark Junior High1.2 mi · 544
- Jefferson Elementary School1.8 mi · 441
- Madison Elementary School2.0 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Mulberry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mulberry Elementary School?
Mulberry Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mulberry Elementary School serve?
Mulberry Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mulberry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mulberry Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mulberry Elementary School?
At Mulberry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mulberry Elementary School public or private?
Mulberry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscatine Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.