Enrollment
105
Middle
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALVA-HOLSTEIN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191223002122
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary
207 Noll, Galva, IA 51020 · (712) 368-4353 · Ida County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Iowa public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
46 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 27 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 29% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Galva-Holstein Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.1% | 84.9% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary this school | 105 | 43.8% | 75.7% |
| Wapello Junior High School Wapello | 102 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
| Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School Early | 126 | 42.1% | 79.0% |
| Newell-Fonda Middle School Newell | 124 | 41.9% | 73.4% |
| Adair-Casey Jr. High School Adair | 100 | 40.0% | 81.9% |
| North Iowa Middle School Buffalo Center | 115 | 38.3% | 76.7% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #116 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #115 of 224 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #130 of 224 ▼ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #233 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #94 of 237 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
105
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 105 | 5.9 | 17.7:1 | 44% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 6.4 | 16.8:1 | 40% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 7.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | 41% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 4.5 | 22.5:1 | 35% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 6 | 17.0:1 | 35% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 4 | 23.3:1 | 32% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (100 to 105); teachers up 33% (4.5 to 5.9).
About Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary
In Galva, Iowa, part of Ida County, Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary is a middle-grades school. A federal count lists 105 students at the school, in grades 4 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 74% smaller than that.
Galva-Holstein Comm School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 522 students.
White students are the large majority at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 4% Black. In Ida County overall, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
Staffing totals 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 44%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Ida County.
allk12 grades Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 70.0%. Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary scores 75.7%, 5.6 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ida County show that median household income is about $63,073, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 5 public schools in Ida County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,156.
The closest public school to Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary is Schaller-Crestland Elementary, about 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles of Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 111 in 2020-21 and 105 in 2024-25, a decrease of 6 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Ida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,911
Census ACS
Median income
$63,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galva-Holstein Comm School District
- Ridge View High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Galva-Holstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Schaller-Crestland Elementary5.9 mi · 159
- Galva-Holstein Elementary School6.5 mi · 175
- Ridge View High School6.5 mi · 242
- Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove11.7 mi · 308
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School12.1 mi · 326
- Alta-Aurelia High School12.2 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Galva-Holstein Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary?
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 105 students in grades 04-06.
Is Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary have?
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary in?
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary is part of Galva-Holstein Comm School District.
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