Summary:
The city of Humeston, Iowa is home to two public schools: Mormon Trail Elementary School and Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Mormon Trail Community School District. Based on the available data, these schools appear to be underperforming compared to state averages, with low rankings, poor test scores, and high poverty levels.
The elementary school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking between 367 and 459 out of 557-574 schools. Its proficiency rates on the ISASP assessment are below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The high school faces similar challenges, ranking in the bottom half of Iowa high schools, with a ranking between 262 and 273 out of 320-327 schools.
Both schools have high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating significant economic challenges in the Humeston community. The elementary school has a free and reduced lunch rate of 61.42%, while the high school's rate is 53.12%. Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratios, with 10.4 students per teacher at the elementary school and 15.1 students per teacher at the high school, the academic performance of these schools remains below state standards. The high per-student spending, at $14,641 for the elementary school and $15,600 for the high school, does not appear to be translating into better educational outcomes for the students in Humeston.
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