Laurens Carnegie Free Library · Photo: CelticClicker · CC BY-SA 3.0Laurens’s public schools score below 74% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Laurens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.
From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Laurens’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 330 Iowa towns with household incomes within a quarter of Laurens’s, its schools beat 33%, higher than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 67% of tested students were proficient in reading and 62% in math, against 70% and 64% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,255 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Laurens’s grade
C: better than 26% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are below the Iowa average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Laurens, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Laurens
Laurens-Marathon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 147 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Laurens’s public schools are run by Laurens-Marathon Community School District, which also serves Marathon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Laurens vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Laurens’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Laurens | C | Laurens-Marathon |
Every school in Laurens
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Laurens’s schools
Are Laurens’s schools good?
On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Laurens children attend score below 74% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Laurens in?
Laurens-Marathon Community School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 147 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Laurens spend per student?
$21,255 in Laurens-Marathon Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Laurens families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.