North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center

Located at 609 125th St., in Mechanicsville, Iowa, North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center is a modestly sized elementary campus that teaches 139 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under North Cedar Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in North Cedar Comm School District (550 students total), North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cedar County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 68.2%; actual is 79.3%, +11.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Cedar County shows median household earnings sit near $80,602, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center is one of 13 public schools in Cedar County (combined enrollment of about 3,030 students).

The closest other public school is Lisbon Secondary School, roughly 7.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 139). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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