Margaretta Carey Elementary School serves 238 learners in grades Kindergarten-4.

Margaretta Carey Elementary School placed in the upper 20% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 5%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 90-94% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Iowa state average of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 8% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Margaretta Carey Elementary School’s learner population of 238 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Margaretta Carey Elementary School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Margaretta Carey Elementary School is 0.15, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Margaretta Carey Elementary School is Greenview Alternative School (1.0 miles away)

The closest middle school is Waverly-shell Rock Middle School (1.3 miles away)

The closest elementary school is West Cedar Elementary School (1.0 miles away)