Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·H-L-V COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191338001993
H-L-V Elementary School
402 5th St., Victor, IA 52347 · (319) 647-2161 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-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
14.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
54 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 21 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
H-L-V Elementary School→H-L-V Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within H-L-V Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 72.4% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 H-L-V Elementary School
H-L-V Elementary School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H-L-V Elementary School this school | 168 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
| MMCRU Marcus Elementary Marcus | 166 | 31.9% | 80.3% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Delhi Elementary School Delhi | 166 | 34.3% | 84.7% |
| Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey | 170 | 34.1% | 66.4% |
| Aplington Elementary School Aplington | 165 | 30.9% | 74.9% |
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 H-L-V Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #290 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #210 of 564 ▲ 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #338 of 564 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #600 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #470 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #107 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
168
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 168 | 11.9 | 14.1:1 | 32% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 14.6 | 11.0:1 | 37% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 13.6 | 12.0:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 24% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 13.4 | 15.4:1 | 13% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 16% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 11% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H-L-V Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (207 to 168); teachers down 11% (13.4 to 11.9).
About H-L-V Elementary School
H-L-V Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Victor, Iowa. Enrollment is 168 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 48% smaller than average.
In H-L-V Comm School District, 2 schools enroll a combined 301 students.
The large majority of students at H-L-V Elementary School, 96%, are White. The remaining shares are 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at H-L-V Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
H-L-V Elementary School counts 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. About 32% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 30% average for public schools in Iowa County.
allk12 grades H-L-V Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, H-L-V Elementary School would score about 75.9%. It scores 72.5%, 3.4 points below that figure.
Iowa County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,223, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Iowa County number 10 and enroll about 2,580.
H-L-V Junior-Senior High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from H-L-V Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. H-L-V Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, H-L-V Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, H-L-V Elementary School went from 184 students to 168. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 14.1:1.
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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 H-L-V Comm School District
- H-L-V Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 133 students
Nearby schools
- H-L-V Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 133
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School7.8 mi · 300
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School7.8 mi · 268
- Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School11.1 mi · 205
- Longfellow Elementary School11.2 mi · 267
- Iowa Valley Elementary School12.7 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About H-L-V Elementary SchoolHow many students attend H-L-V Elementary School?
H-L-V Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does H-L-V Elementary School serve?
H-L-V Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H-L-V Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H-L-V Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is H-L-V Elementary School?
H-L-V Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is H-L-V Elementary School public or private?
H-L-V Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by H-L-V Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.