Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENGLISH VALLEYS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191098000680
English Valleys Elementary School
211 S College St, North English, IA 52316 · (319) 664-3638 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
76 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
17%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
Students here typically continue to
English Valleys Elementary School→English Valleys Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within English Valleys Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 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 are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.1% | 63.5% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 English Valleys Elementary School
English Valleys Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Valleys Elementary School this school | 183 | 41.5% | 68.9% |
| Collins-Maxwell Elementary School Collins | 182 | 41.2% | 80.4% |
| Boyer Valley Elementary School Dow City | 208 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Harris-Lake Park Elementary School Lake Park | 167 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
| Dexter Elementary School Dexter | 186 | 43.5% | N/A |
| Corning Elementary School Corning | 210 | 44.3% | 73.6% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 English Valleys Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #352 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #364 of 564 ▲ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #236 of 564 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #575 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #336 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #16 of 359 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
183
-60 (-25%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 183 | 15.3 | 12.0:1 | 42% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 15.4 | 13.3:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 16.4 | 13.4:1 | 45% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 40% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 21.4 | 13.4:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 32% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 34% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 25% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for English Valleys Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (286 to 183); teachers down 29% (21.4 to 15.3).
About English Valleys Elementary School
Located in North English, Iowa, English Valleys Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 183 students in 2024-25. The school is 44% below the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
English Valleys Comm School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 397 students.
At English Valleys Elementary School, 91% of students are White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put Iowa County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
The school had 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 30% average for public schools in Iowa County is 12 points.
On the allk12 Grade, English Valleys Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 31% of Iowa public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For English Valleys Elementary School, the prediction is 71.2% and the result is 68.9%.
Census data for Iowa County show median household income comes to about $71,223, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 10 public schools and about 2,580 students.
English Valleys Jr-Sr High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. English Valleys Elementary School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 243 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 183 by 2024-25.
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Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,507
Census ACS
Median income
$71,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in English Valleys Comm School District
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Other schools in North English
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 214 students
Nearby schools
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High School0.4 mi · 214
- Mary Welsh Elementary10.6 mi · 604
- Williamsburg Virtual Academy10.8 mi · 5
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School10.8 mi · 604
- Keota High School11.9 mi · 114
- Keota Elementary School11.9 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About English Valleys Elementary SchoolHow many students attend English Valleys Elementary School?
English Valleys Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does English Valleys Elementary School serve?
English Valleys Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at English Valleys Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at English Valleys Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at English Valleys Elementary School?
At English Valleys Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees English Valleys Elementary School?
English Valleys Elementary School is overseen by English Valleys Comm School District in Iowa County.
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