The Louisa–Muscatine Community School District is rural

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consisting of an

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located in a single complex along U.S. Highway 61 in unincorporated

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, with a Letts postal address. - The campus is outside of the Letts city limits. The district is named Louisa–Muscatine because it is on the border of Louisa and Muscatine counties. The district, occupying sections of both counties, includes the cities of Letts, Grandview, and Fruitland as well as a portion of the city limits of Muscatine. It also includes Cranston, an

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, as well as students from various other local communities.

History

Louisa-Muscatine Schools is located along the Mississippi River south of Muscatine, Iowa. The district was formed in 1959 as the consolidation of Letts and Grandview schools. The district serves Grandview, Letts, Fruitland, Cranston, and portions of Muscatine.

Facilities

The campus is located south of

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and is three miles away from Letts. The Jr./Sr. High School was built in 1963 and has had three additions and a major renovation.

Athletic Facilities

The athletic facilities at the campus include a Varsity Competition Gymnasium in the High School, an Auxiliary Gymnasium in the Elementary School,

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complex and an

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and track center. The American football field is named after Richard F. Paine, the districts' first superintendent. Louisa–Muscatine is involved in the School-to-Work (STW) initiative with Muscatine Community Schools and the Muscatine area business and industry.

Athletics

The Falcons compete in the Southeast Iowa Superconference (North Division), in the following sports: *Boys' & Girls' Cross country *Girls' Volleyball *Boys' & Girls' Wrestling *Boys' & Girls' Basketball *Boys' & Girls' Bowling *Boys' & Girls' Track and field *Boys' & Girls' Golf *Boys' & Girls' Soccer (Co-ed With Wapello) *Boys' Baseball *Girls' Softball For American Football, the Falcons compete in Iowa Class 1A District 5.https://www.iahsaa.org/football-2025-2026-districts/

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