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Mount Ayr Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
140th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools
Better than 76% of Iowa elementary schools
Summary

Mount Ayr Elementary is a public elementary school in Mount Ayr, Iowa, serving 348 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Mount Ayr Community School District, which is ranked 55 out of 313 school districts in the state.

Mount Ayr Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's performance has been improving over the years, rising from a statewide ranking of 253 out of 616 Iowa elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 140 out of 576 in 2024-2025, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 13.8 over the past three years, lower than nearby Lamoni Elementary School (14.9) and Diagonal Elementary School (8.5).

However, Mount Ayr Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2021-2022 to 21.6% in 2023-2024, an area the school may need to address. Compared to the nearby schools, Mount Ayr Elementary outperforms them academically, but Diagonal Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong performance. Additionally, the Lamoni Community School District, which Lamoni Elementary School is a part of, is ranked much lower (254 out of 313) than the Mount Ayr Community School District (55 out of 313), indicating that Mount Ayr Elementary is part of a higher-performing district overall.

280
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,706
Per pupil spending ?
41.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 607 E Jefferson
       Mount Ayr, IA  50854

(641) 464-0537

District: Mount Ayr Community School District


Students who attend Mount Ayr Elementary usually attend:

High:    Mount Ayr High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.8%
Hispanic:
5.0%
Two or more races:
1.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Iowa average (80% vs 71% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 24% of Iowa elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school80%
District avg80%
Iowa avg71%
140th of 576
Iowa public elementary schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
55th of 313Mount Ayr Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202572.7140 of 57675.7%★★★★☆
202460.2253 of 55754.6%★★★☆☆
202351.4316 of 56544.1%★★☆☆☆
202268.3186 of 57467.6%★★★☆☆
202184.552 of 56790.8%★★★★★
201983.961 of 60389.9%★★★★★
201870.4157 of 56772.3%★★★★☆
201770.5174 of 57469.7%★★★★☆
201668.2197 of 59967.1%★★★☆☆
201563.6253 of 61658.9%★★★☆☆
201470.6156 of 60374.1%★★★★☆
201353.7341 of 62445.4%★★☆☆☆
201267.2185 of 62670.4%★★★★☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics83%+9 vs state
English Language Arts79%+8 vs state
Science74%+10 vs state

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Mount Ayr Elementary ranks 140th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Mount Ayr Elementary are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Mount Ayr Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mount Ayr High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Mount Ayr Elementary.

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Latest Iowa data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 ISASP test scoresAug 20, 2025
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 1, 2025
2017–18 through 2023–24 attendance dataNov 15, 2024


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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