Missouri Valley Elementary

Missouri Valley Elementary operates as a moderately sized primary school in Missouri Valley, Iowa, overseen by Missouri Valley Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 359 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Missouri Valley Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 745 students; Missouri Valley Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Missouri Valley Elementary lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Missouri Valley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

In the area at large, Harrison County reports that median household income runs about $79,535, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Missouri Valley Elementary is one of 10 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 2,535 students).

Nearest neighbor: Missouri Valley Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Missouri Valley Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.1%.

Missouri Valley Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Missouri Valley Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.