Summary:
The Hamburg Community School District in Iowa has only one elementary school, Marnie Simons Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 121st out of 557 schools in 2023-2024 to 378th out of 576 schools in 2024-2025.
Marnie Simons Elementary School has seen mixed results on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests. While 4th-grade students performed exceptionally well, with proficiency rates of 90.9% in English Language Arts and 81.8% in Mathematics, outpacing the state averages, 5th-grade students struggled, with proficiency rates below the state average in English Language Arts (56% vs. 69.8%) and Science (60% vs. 64.2%). The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.4 to 1 is relatively low, and its spending per student of $25,291 in 2018-2019 was higher than the state average.
The high percentage of students (63.64% in 2023-2024) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that Marnie Simons Elementary School may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could impact the school's resources and ability to provide additional support for students. While the school's low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student are potential strengths, the inconsistent academic performance across grade levels indicates a need for more targeted interventions and curriculum adjustments to ensure more consistent success for all students.
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