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Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOC-FLOYD VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191884001112
MOC-Floyd Valley High School
615 8th St SE, Orange City, IA 51041 · (712) 737-4871 · Sioux County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
102 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.2% | 80.1% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 MOC-Floyd Valley High School
MOC-Floyd Valley High School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOC-Floyd Valley High School this school | 486 | 21.0% | 81.7% |
| Le Mars High School Le Mars | 662 | 27.8% | 74.3% |
| Carlisle High School Carlisle | 754 | 23.3% | 77.1% |
| Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant | 849 | 20.4% | 71.0% |
| Spirit Lake High School Spirit Lake | 393 | 22.1% | 72.8% |
| South Hamilton Middle And High School Jewell | 300 | 27.3% | 82.5% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 MOC-Floyd Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #41 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #27 of 314 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #54 of 314 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #95 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #121 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #71 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #278 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.0% | #34 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
486
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 321
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 | 486 | 34.6 | 14.1:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 34.5 | 14.4:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 35.6 | 13.7:1 | 25% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 25% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 12% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOC-Floyd Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (392 to 486); teachers up 5% (33 to 34.6).
About MOC-Floyd Valley High School
In Orange City, Iowa, part of Sioux County, MOC-Floyd Valley High School is a high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 486 students enrolled.
Across its 3 schools, MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District enrolls 1,495 students. MOC-Floyd Valley High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 72% of students at MOC-Floyd Valley High School are White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Sioux County, the White share is about 85%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. MOC-Floyd Valley High School reports 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Sioux County averages 45%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for MOC-Floyd Valley High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, MOC-Floyd Valley High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.7%; the prediction is 81.5%.
Sioux County has these Census figures: the median household income is $86,098, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Sioux County is home to 19 public schools and about 5,321 public school students.
The closest public school, MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles from MOC-Floyd Valley High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. MOC-Floyd Valley High School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
MOC-Floyd Valley High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, MOC-Floyd Valley High School's enrollment grew 9%, to 486. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 14.1:1.
Community posts for MOC-Floyd Valley High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District
- MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- MOC-Floyd Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 337 students
- Hospers Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Orange City
- MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- MOC-Floyd Valley Elementary School0.9 mi · 672
- MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School2.0 mi · 337
- Kinsey Elementary School7.7 mi · 483
- Sioux Center High School8.3 mi · 518
- Sioux Center Middle School8.5 mi · 367
- Sioux Center Preschool8.5 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About MOC-Floyd Valley High SchoolHow many students attend MOC-Floyd Valley High School?
MOC-Floyd Valley High School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MOC-Floyd Valley High School serve?
MOC-Floyd Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOC-Floyd Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOC-Floyd Valley High School is approximately 14.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOC-Floyd Valley High School?
At MOC-Floyd Valley High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is MOC-Floyd Valley High School in?
MOC-Floyd Valley High School is part of MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.