Summary:
The city of Laurel, Iowa has only one school, East Marshall Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the East Marshall Community School District and has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools over the past three years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
East Marshall Elementary's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally below the state averages, particularly in 5th grade subjects. While the school's 4th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates were higher than the state average in 2023-2024, its overall proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science were lower than the state. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which can negatively impact student learning.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,045 and low student-teacher ratio of 13.4, its academic performance remains below average. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges, which include serving a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the 44.37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
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