Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBURY CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193195001863
Moville Elementary School
408 South 4th Street, Moville, IA 51039 · (712) 873-3128 · Woodbury County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-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.
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
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
102 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Based on grade levels within Woodbury Central Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
85.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 85.8% |
| 2023-24 | 86.5% | 89.0% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Moville Elementary School
Moville Elementary School's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moville Elementary School this school | 283 | 36.0% | 82.1% |
| AHSTW Primary School Avoca | 280 | 36.8% | 79.0% |
| Fremont-Mills Elementary School Tabor | 262 | 35.5% | 66.7% |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School Reinbeck | 262 | 35.1% | 71.7% |
| Woodbine Elementary School Woodbine | 261 | 37.5% | 85.5% |
| Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School Colesburg | 284 | 38.4% | N/A |
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 Moville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #93 of 564 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #108 of 564 ▼ 56 | #3 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #122 of 564 ▼ 89 | #4 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #415 of 705 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #280 of 561 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #469 of 561 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #417 of 666 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #335 of 359 | #9 of 11 |
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
283
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 36% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 38% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 21.9 | 12.3:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 20.3 | 14.3:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 28% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 23% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (290 to 283); teachers up 3% (20.3 to 21).
About Moville Elementary School
Moville Elementary School, located in Moville, Iowa, is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 283 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Moville Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Woodbury Central Comm School District, which enrolls 584 students in total.
Moville Elementary School's enrollment is 91% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Woodbury County is about 71% White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The lunch program counts 36% of students at Moville Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Woodbury County is 60%.
Moville Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Moville Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.1% and a predicted 73.9%.
Census estimates describe Woodbury County this way: the median household income is $73,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Woodbury County has 37 public schools and roughly 18,210 students.
Nearest public school: Woodbury Central High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Moville Elementary School at 4th of 7.
The NCES locale for Moville Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 19 students since 2020-21, to 283.
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Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodbury Central Comm School District
- Woodbury Central High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- Woodbury Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Other schools in Moville
- Woodbury Central High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- Woodbury Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Nearby schools
- Woodbury Central High School0.0 mi · 190
- Woodbury Central Middle School0.0 mi · 111
- Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School5.5 mi · 339
- Kingsley-Pierson High School8.4 mi · 141
- Kingsley Elementary School8.4 mi · 173
- Bronson Elementary School9.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Moville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Moville Elementary School?
Moville Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
Is Moville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Moville Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Moville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Moville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Moville Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Moville Elementary School in?
Moville Elementary School is part of Woodbury Central Comm School District.
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