Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYER VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190957000628
Boyer Valley Middle/High School
1102 Iowa Ave, Dunlap, IA 51529 · (712) 643-2258 · Harrison County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
94 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boyer Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 76.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boyer Valley Middle/High School
Boyer Valley Middle/High School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyer Valley Middle/High School this school | 219 | 42.9% | 77.0% |
| Colo-NESCO Middle/High School Colo | 216 | 42.6% | 72.6% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| AGWSR High School Ackley | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boyer Valley Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #103 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #163 of 314 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #126 of 314 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #238 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #56 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #186 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #90 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #77 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 219 | 17.5 | 12.5:1 | 43% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 15.6 | 14.3:1 | 44% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 15.3 | 14.4:1 | 40% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 19.4 | 12.1:1 | 37% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 36% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 40% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 34% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyer Valley Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (235 to 219); teachers down 10% (19.4 to 17.5).
About Boyer Valley Middle/High School
Families in Dunlap, Iowa, are served by Boyer Valley Middle/High School, a small high school. It reported 219 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Iowa enroll about 468 students on average.
Federal data list 2 schools in Boyer Valley Comm School District, with 427 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Boyer Valley Middle/High School is 91% White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Harrison County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Boyer Valley Middle/High School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Boyer Valley Middle/High School totals 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 43% of students (94) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Boyer Valley Middle/High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Iowa public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.5% for Boyer Valley Middle/High School. The school posts 77.0%, 6.5 points above the prediction.
In the wider Harrison County area, median household income comes to about $79,535, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrison County's 10 public schools enroll about 2,535 students and include Boyer Valley Middle/High School.
Boyer Valley Elementary School is about 7.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Boyer Valley Middle/High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Boyer Valley Middle/High School at 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Boyer Valley Middle/High School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Boyer Valley Middle/High School was 218 in 2020-21 and 219 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (10.4:1).
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,632
Census ACS
Median income
$79,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,535 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyer Valley Comm School District
- Boyer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Boyer Valley Elementary School7.3 mi · 208
- Woodbine Elementary School9.9 mi · 261
- Woodbine High School9.9 mi · 303
- Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School14.6 mi · 117
- Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School14.6 mi · 49
- Broadway Elementary School16.9 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Boyer Valley Middle/High SchoolHow large is Boyer Valley Middle/High School?
Boyer Valley Middle/High School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Boyer Valley Middle/High School serve?
Boyer Valley Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Boyer Valley Middle/High School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Boyer Valley Middle/High School.
What is the student diversity at Boyer Valley Middle/High School?
Student demographics at Boyer Valley Middle/High School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Boyer Valley Middle/High School in?
Boyer Valley Middle/High School is part of Boyer Valley Comm School District.
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