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Morning Sun Community School District

At a glance

94^thof 313 Iowa districts▲ 10

Better than 69% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-12

311 Division Street
Morning Sun, IA 52640·(319) 868-7701·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 70% of districts

School

119

Students

Top rankedMorning Sun Elementary School175^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Morning Sun Elementary School up 11 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Morning Sun Community School District in Iowa has one school, Morning Sun Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. The school is a standout performer within the district and the state, ranking in the top 30% of Iowa elementary schools.

Morning Sun Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on ISASP tests, particularly in 4th and 6th grade English Language Arts and 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Mathematics. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 84.6% is significantly higher than the state average of 64.2%. Additionally, the school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating strong overall performance.

While the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 39.37%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, its academic achievements suggest the school is effectively supporting these students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement. Overall, Morning Sun Elementary School appears to be a high-performing school within the Morning Sun Community School District.

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Ranking:

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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
Morning Sun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Division Street	Morning Sun	52640	Louisa County	Morning Sun Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 868-7701	119	11	11.1	38.7%	117 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	69.7	175^th of 576 public elementary schools	69.6%		66.6	186^th of 557 public elementary schools	66.6%	11	53.8	95.0	76.9	92.3	69.2	85.0	69.2	92.3	84.6	$15,442	$926	$14,515

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wapello Community School District	6.63 mi	3	266^th
Mediapolis Community School District	7.27 mi	3	25^th
Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	10.15 mi	2	271^st
Columbus Community School District	13.54 mi	3	283^rd
New London Community School District	14.25 mi	2	275^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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