Elementary Schools in Louisa-Muscatine Community School District

Summary:

The Louisa-Muscatine Community School District has one elementary school, Louisa-Muscatine Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 453 students. This school appears to be a relatively strong-performing institution within its district and the state of Iowa, consistently ranking in the top 40% of elementary schools over the past three school years.

Louisa-Muscatine Elementary has received a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top half of elementary schools in Iowa. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally above the state averages, with several grade levels scoring significantly higher than the Iowa average. In 5th grade science, the school's proficiency rate of 63.9% is on par with the state average. The school's above-average spending per student of $12,487 in 2018-2019 and favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1 in 2023-2024 suggest a well-resourced learning environment.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is an area of concern that the school and district should closely monitor and address. Additionally, with over 37% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Louisa-Muscatine Elementary serves a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students, which is an important factor to consider when analyzing the school's performance and resource needs.

District Detail

14478 170th St
Letts, IA 52754

(319) 726-3541

SchoolDigger Rank:
109^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 821

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14506 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 726-3634	468	37	12.7	38.7%	419 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	62.8	237^th of 576 public elementary schools	58.9%		69.7	165^th of 557 public elementary schools	70.4%	72	68.4	83.1	77.8	78.8	71.9	86.4	81.0	77.3	63.9	$12,487	$443	$12,042

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wapello Community School District	8.52 mi	3	266^th
Columbus Community School District	8.67 mi	3	283^rd
Muscatine Community School District	10.58 mi	9	264^th
Morning Sun Community School District	14.79 mi	1	94^th
Lone Tree Community School District	16.73 mi	2	169^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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