Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Jackson Junction, Iowa, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School enrolls 185 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Turkey Valley Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is one of 2 schools operated by Turkey Valley Comm School District, a district that enrolls 383 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Winneshiek County's rate of about 27%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.0%, the actual is 72.2%, a residual of -0.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Winneshiek County put median household income runs about $79,066, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Winneshiek County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,434 students), Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Turkey Valley Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 79.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Turkey Valley Jr-Sr High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 184 (now 185). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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