Enrollment
323
High
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FAYETTE VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190000601232
North Fayette Valley High School
600 N Pine St, West Union, IA 52175 · (563) 422-3851 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
119 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Fayette Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.2% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 70.8% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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 North Fayette Valley High School
North Fayette Valley High School's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Fayette Valley High School this school | 323 | 36.8% | 74.3% |
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch Sigourney | 287 | 36.9% | 79.4% |
| Westwood High School Sloan | 275 | 36.0% | 76.4% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton | 256 | 37.5% | 69.9% |
| East Mills Jr/Sr High School Malvern | 234 | 36.8% | 73.0% |
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 North Fayette Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #144 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #138 of 314 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #77 of 314 ▲ 117 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #157 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #44 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #193 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #151 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #109 of 125 |
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
323
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 323 | 26.8 | 12.0:1 | 37% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 26.6 | 12.1:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 29.7 | 11.2:1 | 42% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 29.5 | 11.2:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 30% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 19% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Fayette Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (331 to 323); teachers down 9% (29.5 to 26.8).
About North Fayette Valley High School
North Fayette Valley High School is the name of a low-enrollment high school in West Union, Iowa. The school enrolls 323 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 31% smaller than that.
North Fayette Valley Comm School District has 1,032 students spread across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show North Fayette Valley High School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 26.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.0 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Iowa have 17.3:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. About 37% of students, or 119, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Fayette County report 46%.
The allk12 Grade for North Fayette Valley High School is B. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
North Fayette Valley High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (74.3% versus 73.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Fayette County has about 19,288 residents, and the median household income is $60,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides North Fayette Valley High School, Fayette County has 14 other public schools.
The closest other public school is West Union Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Fayette Valley High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (318) and 2024-25 (323).
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,288
Census ACS
Median income
$60,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Fayette Valley Comm School District
- North Fayette Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- West Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 169 students
- Fayette ElementaryCombined
Nearby schools
- West Union Elementary School0.3 mi · 228
- North Fayette Valley Middle School7.4 mi · 312
- Valley Elementary School7.4 mi · 169
- South Winneshiek Elementary School12.2 mi · 198
- South Winneshiek Middle School12.2 mi · 126
- John R Mott Jr/Hi School13.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About North Fayette Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Fayette Valley High School?
North Fayette Valley High School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Fayette Valley High School serve?
North Fayette Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does North Fayette Valley High School have?
North Fayette Valley High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Fayette Valley High School?
At North Fayette Valley High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Fayette Valley High School?
North Fayette Valley High School is overseen by North Fayette Valley Comm School District in Fayette County.
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