Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURKEY VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192811001639
Turkey Valley Elementary School
3219 St Hwy 24, Jackson Junction, IA 52171 · (563) 776-6011 · Winneshiek County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
57 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Turkey Valley Elementary School→Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Turkey Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
83.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.3pp 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 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 86.4% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Turkey Valley Elementary School
Turkey Valley Elementary School's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Valley Elementary School this school | 198 | 28.8% | 83.7% |
| Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully | 224 | 29.0% | 83.8% |
| Baxter Elementary School Baxter | 209 | 30.1% | 74.8% |
| Parkersburg Elementary School Parkersburg | 211 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Kingsley Elementary School Kingsley | 173 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| H-L-V Elementary School Victor | 168 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
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 Turkey Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #66 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #159 of 564 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #96 of 564 ▼ 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #563 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #522 of 666 |
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
198
+32 (+19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 198 | 17.9 | 11.1:1 | 29% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 16.6 | 12.9:1 | 38% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 15.3 | 12.6:1 | 36% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 14.2 | 12.5:1 | 31% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 35% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 22% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 21% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turkey Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (177 to 198); teachers up 26% (14.2 to 17.9).
About Turkey Valley Elementary School
In Jackson Junction, Iowa, part of Winneshiek County, Turkey Valley Elementary School is an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 198 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 39% smaller than average.
District-wide, Turkey Valley Comm School District has 2 schools and 383 students.
About 96% of the student body at Turkey Valley Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. The White share in Winneshiek County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Turkey Valley Elementary School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.1:1, with 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Turkey Valley Elementary School is 29%. For comparison, public schools in Winneshiek County average 27%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Turkey 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.
Turkey Valley Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.7% and a predicted 77.5%.
Federal survey data for Winneshiek County show that the median household income is $79,066, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Winneshiek County is home to 10 public schools and about 2,434 public school students.
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is the public school closest to Turkey Valley Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Turkey Valley Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Turkey Valley Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 32 students since 2020-21, to 198.
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Winneshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,873
Census ACS
Median income
$79,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turkey Valley Comm School District
- Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 185 students
Other schools in Jackson Junction
- Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 185
- South Winneshiek High School9.8 mi · 205
- Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School12.8 mi · 217
- Fredericksburg Elem School13.0 mi · 120
- South Winneshiek Middle School13.9 mi · 126
- South Winneshiek Elementary School13.9 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Turkey Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Turkey Valley Elementary School?
Turkey Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Turkey Valley Elementary School serve?
Turkey Valley Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Turkey Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Turkey Valley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Turkey Valley Elementary School?
At Turkey Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Turkey Valley Elementary School?
Turkey Valley Elementary School is overseen by Turkey Valley Comm School District in Winneshiek County.
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