Nodaway Valley High School

Nodaway Valley High School, a rural-scale secondary school in Greenfield, Iowa, overseen by Nodaway Valley Comm School District, works with 180 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Nodaway Valley Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 636 students; Nodaway Valley High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Nodaway Valley High School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Nodaway Valley High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nodaway Valley High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Adair County) shows that median household earnings sit near $68,092, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nodaway Valley High School is one of 5 public schools in Adair County (combined enrollment of about 744 students).

The closest other public school is Nodaway Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nodaway Valley High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 75.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Nodaway Valley High School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 180). White enrollment moved from 95% to 88% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Nodaway Valley High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.