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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192466001414
Rock Valley Elementary School
1712 20th Avenue, Rock Valley, IA 51247 · (712) 476-2701 · Sioux County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 43.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
254 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Rock Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
77.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.8pp 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 78 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 77.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.7% | 80.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Rock Valley Elementary School
Rock Valley Elementary School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Valley Elementary School this school | 370 | 68.6% | 77.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School Muscatine | 295 | 67.1% | 62.6% |
| South Side Elementary School Hampton | 303 | 60.4% | 67.9% |
| Eagle Grove Elementary Eagle Grove | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine | 441 | 68.0% | 55.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School Marshalltown | 358 | 73.7% | 69.7% |
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 Rock Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Sioux County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #191 of 564 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #257 of 564 ▼ 64 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #115 of 564 ▼ 4 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #257 of 705 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #29 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #210 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #81 of 666 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #91 of 359 | N/A |
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
370
-87 (-19%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 370 | 34.1 | 10.9:1 | 69% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 36.3 | 10.6:1 | 46% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 37.9 | 12.8:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 86% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 33.2 | 14.0:1 | 40% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 42% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 31% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (466 to 370); teachers up 3% (33.2 to 34.1).
About Rock Valley Elementary School
Rock Valley Elementary School is an elementary school located in Rock Valley, Iowa, in Sioux County. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 370 students.
Rock Valley Comm School District is the district for Rock Valley Elementary School. It has 4 schools and 884 students.
Roughly 55% of students at Rock Valley Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 44% Hispanic. By comparison, Sioux County residents are about 85% White. Rock Valley Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Rock Valley Elementary School operates with 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 10.9:1 here. Rock Valley Elementary School reports 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Sioux County is 24 points.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Rock Valley Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Iowa with Rock Valley Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 57.6%. Rock Valley Elementary School scores 77.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sioux County show that the median household income is $86,098, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Rock Valley Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Rock Valley High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Rock Valley Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Rock Valley Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 87 students since 2020-21, to 370. Students per teacher fell from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 10.9 in 2024-25.
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Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Valley Comm School District
- Rock Valley High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Rock Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 195 students
- Rock Valley Pre-SchoolElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Rock Valley
- Rock Valley High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Rock Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Valley High School0.0 mi · 242
- Rock Valley Middle School0.0 mi · 195
- Rock Valley Pre-School0.0 mi · 77
- Boyden-Hull High School7.7 mi · 253
- Sioux Center Intermediate School10.3 mi · 242
- Sioux Center Preschool10.3 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rock Valley Elementary School?
Rock Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rock Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Valley Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rock Valley Elementary School?
Rock Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Valley Elementary School?
Rock Valley Elementary School is overseen by Rock Valley Comm School District in Sioux County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.