The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in English language arts. The lowest is 82% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mfl Marmac Middle School
MFL MarMac Middle School serves sixth through eighth graders in the small Mississippi River town of McGregor, Iowa. It is part of the MFL MarMac Community School District, which draws students from a rural corner of Clayton County. The school itself is a regular public school; there is no charter or magnet designation, and data on whether it receives Title I funding is not available in the records we used.
The student body is small and largely homogeneous. Most students are white, and a substantial share of them qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not provide information on the number of students with Individualized Education Programs or those identified as English learners, so a parent looking to understand the depth of specialized support here may want to ask the school directly about those services.
On state assessments, MFL MarMac Middle School posts strong results. In math, a large majority of tested students reached or exceeded proficiency standards. In English language arts, the share was similarly high. Science, which is assessed only in certain middle grades, also saw a very strong performance. Participation rates across all three subjects were near complete, which makes the results a reliable picture of schoolwide achievement. There is only a single year of data available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a stable trend or a one-year snapshot.
The school's overall proficiency index places it well above the midpoint among the small number of districts in Clayton County, in fact in the top quartile. That comparison set is narrow — just a handful of districts — but within that field the middle school's academic performance stands out. A family weighing options should note that the school's strengths are in these core tested subjects at the middle school level; there is no data available on course access, like advanced offerings or career-oriented programming, so a reader cannot assess breadth of opportunities from this record.
The community context matters. McGregor is a small town perched on the Mississippi River, known for its historic downtown, antique shops, and tourist trade. The population skews older and has been declining slowly. The town is compact, and the school sits on the main road through town, integrated into the small-town fabric rather than set apart on a campus. There are no major new developments or growth pressures. The nearest larger town is a short drive, but for day-to-day life this is a place where the school is part of the village. No recent district-level changes were found in web research, and no information on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available in the data we had.
For a family, this is a middle school with solid academic results in a quiet, shrinking rural town. A parent who wants a small school with a proven record on state tests will find that here. A parent who wants information on special education staffing, advanced courses, or extracurricular breadth may want to call the school to fill in gaps the public data does not cover.
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