For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 176 students in MFL Marmac Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in MFL Marmac Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
4 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
891 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
MFL Marmac Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#201 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
63%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.43
# American Indian Students
1 Student
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
2 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
848 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
95%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
157
# Students in K Grade:
69
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
67
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
56
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
76
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
55
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
63
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
58
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
66
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
76
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
65
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
64
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,552 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,936 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$12 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,552
$16,468

Spending / Student
$12,936
$16,042

Best MFL Marmac Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mfl Marmac Middle School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
918 W. Main St.
Mc Gregor, IA 52157
(563) 873-2250
Mc Gregor, IA 52157
(563) 873-2250
Grades: 6-8
| 176 students
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