North Fayette Valley Middle School

As a close-knit intermediate school in Elgin, Iowa, North Fayette Valley Middle School enrolls 312 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within North Fayette Valley Comm School District. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

North Fayette Valley Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by North Fayette Valley Comm School District, a district that serves 1,032 students overall.

Looking at the student body, North Fayette Valley Middle School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 38% of students are eligible 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), North Fayette Valley Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.9%; this one delivers 75.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,165 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. North Fayette Valley Middle School is one of 15 public schools in Fayette County (combined enrollment of about 3,222 students).

The closest other public school is Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Fayette Valley Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 70.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

On the community side, the feed for North Fayette Valley Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.