Summary:
The Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District in Iowa is home to two elementary schools, serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The district's schools have shown a mix of high-performing and average-performing results, with Anthon Elementary and Mapleton Elementary School standing out as the most notable institutions.
Anthon Elementary has achieved a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked in the top 38% of Iowa elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's standout performance is particularly evident in its exceptional 3rd-grade test scores, with 90.9% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. However, Anthon Elementary has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is an area for potential improvement.
Mapleton Elementary School, on the other hand, has consistently performed above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The school achieved a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating strong performance, and ranked in the top 29% of Iowa elementary schools in the same year. While Mapleton Elementary has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 60.34% and a higher per-student spending of $16,504, it also maintains a larger student population and a higher student-teacher ratio of 11.6 compared to Anthon Elementary's 7.7.
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