Enrollment
185
High
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURKEY VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192811001640
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School
3219 St Hwy 24, Jackson Junction, IA 52171 · (563) 776-6011 · Winneshiek County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
70 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 7 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%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
Feeds from
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
76.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 72.2% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Jr-Sr High School
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School this school | 185 | 37.8% | 72.2% |
| Easton Valley Junior High / High School Preston | 198 | 38.9% | 61.0% |
| CAM Jr./Sr. High School Anita | 188 | 39.4% | 68.9% |
| East Buchanan High School Winthrop | 189 | 39.2% | 63.2% |
| Central City High School Central City | 200 | 37.0% | 63.0% |
| Central Middle School/High School Elkader | 182 | 38.5% | 66.0% |
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 Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #173 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #146 of 314 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #192 of 314 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #280 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #136 of 320 |
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
185
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 185 | 10.4 | 17.8:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 41% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 10.4 | 17.6:1 | 38% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 9 | 19.7:1 | 37% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 8.7 | 21.2:1 | 22% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 20% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 19% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 16% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (184 to 185); teachers up 20% (8.7 to 10.4).
About Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School
A very small high school in Jackson Junction, Iowa, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is part of Turkey Valley Comm School District. Enrollment totals 185 students across grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
Turkey Valley Comm School District includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 383 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% Black. That is in line with Winneshiek County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Staffing at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School comes to 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8:1. It is about the same as the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. By family income, 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 27% average for public schools in Winneshiek County.
Among Iowa public high schools, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.2%; the prediction is 73.0%.
Looking at the county, Winneshiek County, the median household earns about $79,066 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Winneshiek County has 10 public schools with about 2,434 students, including Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School from the closest public school, Turkey Valley Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 79.3%.
In the federal locale system, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 177 students in 2020-21 to 185 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.7:1 to 17.8:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other schools in Jackson Junction
- Turkey Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Turkey Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 198
- 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 Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School?
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School serve?
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School.
What is the student diversity at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School?
Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Turkey Valley Comm School District in Winneshiek County.
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