Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NODAWAY VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191311000786
Nodaway Valley Elementary School
324 NW 2nd, Greenfield, IA 50849 · (641) 630-1042 · Adair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
129 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Nodaway Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
82.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 82.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 81.7% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 →
Where Nodaway Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #241 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #166 of 564 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #290 of 564 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #352 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #323 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #489 of 561 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #119 of 168 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
+14 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
92%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 312 | 22.6 | 13.8:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 22.3 | 14.1:1 | 46% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 22.6 | 13.1:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 22.6 | 13.2:1 | 53% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nodaway Valley Elementary School.
About Nodaway Valley Elementary School
Nodaway Valley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Greenfield, Iowa. Total enrollment is 312 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Nodaway Valley Comm School District has a total of 3 schools and 636 students, Nodaway Valley Elementary School among them.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Nodaway Valley Elementary School. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Adair County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. The average for public schools in Adair County is similar, at 43%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Nodaway Valley Elementary School is 71.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.0%.
Adair County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,092 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Adair County number 5, with about 744 students.
Nodaway Valley Elementary School's nearest public school is Nodaway Valley High School (about 0.1 miles). There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Nodaway Valley Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 312 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 298.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,460
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
744 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nodaway Valley Comm School District
- Nodaway Valley High SchoolHigh · 180 students
- Nodaway Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Nodaway Valley High School0.1 mi · 180
- Nodaway Valley Middle School5.6 mi · 144
- Orient-Macksburg Senior High School8.0 mi · 50
- Orient Elementary School8.0 mi · 58
- Stuart Elementary School15.6 mi · 211
- Adair-Casey Elementary School15.8 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Nodaway Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nodaway Valley Elementary School?
Nodaway Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Nodaway Valley Elementary School serve?
Nodaway Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nodaway Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Nodaway Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Nodaway Valley Elementary School?
Nodaway Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Nodaway Valley Elementary School?
Nodaway Valley Elementary School is overseen by Nodaway Valley Comm School District in Adair County.
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