Elementary Schools in Mormon Trail Community School District

Summary:

The Mormon Trail Community School District in Iowa has only one elementary school, Mormon Trail Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has been mixed, with fluctuating statewide rankings and inconsistent academic outcomes on standardized tests.

Mormon Trail Elementary School's proficiency rates on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests have been below the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics for most grade levels, with a few exceptions. The school's statewide ranking has ranged from 367th out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 459th out of 557 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 66.42% in 2023-2024, indicating a significant economic challenge for the student population.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, it continues to struggle with academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. In 2023-2024, the school's chronic absenteeism rate was 21.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These challenges suggest that the Mormon Trail Community School District may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the root causes of these issues and improve student outcomes at Mormon Trail Elementary School.

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 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
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

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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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