State/Public Elementary Open

MMCRU Marcus Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 500 E Fenton St, Marcus, Cherokee County, 51035

183
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

MMCRU Marcus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marcus, Cherokee County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandon Weisert. It is part of the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brandon Weisert
School district
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

MMCRU Marcus Elementary enrolls 183 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
95 (52%)
Female students
88 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
11.8
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.2% Two or more races and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17294%
Two or more races42.2%
Hispanic or Latino31.6%
Black or African American31.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

50 of the school's 183 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Supplemental Virtual

MMCRU Marcus Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 2, state house district 3.

School district: Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

MMCRU Marcus Elementary is one of 2 schools in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District, based in Marcus, Iowa. The district serves 379 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 183 students, MMCRU Marcus Elementary is close to the district average of about 190 students per school.

379
District students
2
Schools
39
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

65%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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