Elementary Schools in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District

Summary:

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District in Iowa has one elementary school, MMCRU Marcus Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 176 students.

MMCRU Marcus Elementary is a standout school in the state, ranking 58th out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 74th out of 565 in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades are significantly higher than the state averages, with over 80% of students proficient or better in both subjects. Additionally, the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District is ranked 27th out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and 42.61% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MMCRU Marcus Elementary continues to provide a quality education for its students. The school's consistent high performance, both in terms of rankings and test scores, suggests it is a standout within its local context and may have practices or strategies that could be shared with other schools in the district or state.

District Detail

400 Highland Drive
Marcus, IA 51035-0667

(712) 376-4171

SchoolDigger Rank:
27^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 379

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)		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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MMCRU Marcus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Fenton St	Marcus	51035	Cherokee County	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 376-2615	166	11	15.3	31.9%	157 (94.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	81.6	58^th of 576 public elementary schools	89.9%		55.1	299^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.3%	241	84.2	82.1	89.5	92.9	$16,564	$450	$16,114

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Remsen-Union Community School District	8.24 mi	2	28^th
South O'Brien Community School District	12.38 mi	2	88^th
Cherokee Community School District	13.28 mi	3	207^th
MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	15.88 mi	3	12^th
River Valley Community School District	17.41 mi	2	280^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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