Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191485000909
Iowa Valley Elementary School
151 E May, Marengo, IA 52301 · (319) 642-3812 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
129 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 66 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Iowa Valley Elementary School→Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Iowa Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
80.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 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 up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 80.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 76.7% |
% 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
78.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 Iowa Valley Elementary School
Iowa Valley Elementary School's state test result (78.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Valley Elementary School this school | 314 | 41.1% | 78.6% |
| Nodaway Valley Elementary School Greenfield | 312 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| Sigourney Elementary Sigourney | 318 | 41.5% | 70.1% |
| Lincoln Center Albia | 320 | 42.8% | 75.8% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School Brooklyn | 300 | 39.7% | 76.2% |
| Westwood Elementary School Sloan | 322 | 42.5% | 79.3% |
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 Iowa Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #157 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #203 of 564 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #158 of 564 ▲ 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #347 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #476 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #506 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #347 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #241 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
314
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 314 | 20.5 | 15.3:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 19.3 | 16.8:1 | 46% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 19.3 | 16.5:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 39% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 20.4 | 16.8:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 19% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iowa Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (343 to 314); teachers unchanged (20.4 to 20.5).
About Iowa Valley Elementary School
Iowa Valley Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Marengo, Iowa. Enrollment totals 314 students across pre-K through 6.
Iowa Valley Comm School District (2 schools, 543 students) runs Iowa Valley Elementary School.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at Iowa Valley Elementary School. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Iowa County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
There are 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Iowa Valley Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 129 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Iowa County average 30%.
Iowa Valley Elementary 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 elementary schools.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Iowa Valley Elementary School's results are 7.2 points above predicted: 78.6% against 71.4%.
For the population of Iowa County, median household income comes to about $71,223, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iowa County's 10 public schools enroll about 2,580 students and include Iowa Valley Elementary School.
The closest school to Iowa Valley Elementary School is Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Iowa Valley Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 78.6% is above the 74.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 3% over 4 years, reaching 314 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.0:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Iowa Valley Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Iowa Valley Comm School District
- Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School0.3 mi · 229
- Amana Elementary School8.9 mi · 126
- Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School10.0 mi · 604
- Williamsburg Virtual Academy10.0 mi · 5
- Mary Welsh Elementary10.0 mi · 604
- Norway Elementary School10.1 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Iowa Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Iowa Valley Elementary School?
Iowa Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-06.
Is Iowa Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iowa Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Iowa Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Iowa Valley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Iowa Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Iowa Valley Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Iowa Valley Elementary School in?
Iowa Valley Elementary School is part of Iowa Valley Comm School District.
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