📍 300 W Garfield, Laurens, Pocahontas County, 50554
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Laurens, Pocahontas County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hannah Zylstra. It is part of the Laurens-Marathon Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School enrolls 140 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 99 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 140 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is one of 1 schools in Laurens-Marathon Comm School District, based in Laurens, Iowa. The district serves 147 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is close to the district average of about 147 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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