Mormon Trail Community School District

Summary:

The Mormon Trail Community School District operates two schools: Mormon Trail Elementary School and Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High School. Both schools have relatively low statewide rankings, with the elementary school ranked 467 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and the junior-senior high school ranked 314 out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

The district faces several challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and significant socioeconomic factors that may be impacting academic performance. Mormon Trail Elementary School has below-average test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, while Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High School's test scores are also below the state average in most subject areas, except for 8th grade Science. Both schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, with 66.42% at the elementary school and 57.55% at the junior-senior high school, indicating that the district serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.

In terms of resources, Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High School spends $15,600 per student, which is higher than the $14,641 spent per student at the elementary school. However, the junior-senior high school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.1, compared to the elementary school's ratio of 9.8. The district should focus on identifying and addressing the root causes of these issues to improve educational outcomes for its students.

District Detail

403 S Front St
Humeston, IA 50123

(641) 877-2521

SchoolDigger Rank:
291^st of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 230

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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mormon Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	403 S Front St	Humeston	50123	Wayne County	Mormon Trail Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 877-2521	132	14	9.6	63.6%	130 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	26.7	467^th of 576 public elementary schools	18.9%		24	459^th of 557 public elementary schools	17.6%	8	46.2	72.7	50.0	84.6						76.9	54.5	56.3	53.8						50.0			$14,641	$1,026	$13,616
Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 S Front St	Humeston	50123	Wayne County	Mormon Trail Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 877-2521	98	6	15.7	59.2%	92 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	9.6	314^th of 340 public high schools	7.6%					(n/a)					71.4	88.9	62.5	52.4	60.0					57.1	66.7	52.9	38.1	50.0		72.2	19.0	$15,600	$338	$15,263

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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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