Enrollment
264
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CENTRAL VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192750001607
West Central Valley High School
3299 White Pole Rd, Stuart, IA 50250 · (515) 523-1313 · Guthrie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
108 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 9 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 West Central Valley Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 65.3% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 West Central Valley High School
West Central Valley High School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Valley High School this school | 264 | 40.9% | 67.1% |
| Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School Letts | 353 | 40.8% | 78.2% |
| South Hardin High School Eldora | 237 | 40.5% | 70.5% |
| Riceville High School Riceville | 205 | 39.5% | 68.3% |
| Wapello Senior High School Wapello | 187 | 39.0% | 63.0% |
| Oelwein High School Oelwein | 334 | 42.5% | 58.6% |
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 West Central Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #226 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #286 of 314 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #237 of 314 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #203 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #36 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #99 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #106 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #60 of 133 |
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
264
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 264 | 22.3 | 11.8:1 | 41% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 22.7 | 11.5:1 | 36% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 22.9 | 11.7:1 | 39% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 21.8 | 10.8:1 | 38% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 37% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 36% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Central Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (234 to 264); teachers up 2% (21.8 to 22.3).
About West Central Valley High School
West Central Valley High School is a public high school run by West Central Valley Comm School District in Stuart, Iowa. The school enrolls 264 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Iowa) has about 468 students.
West Central Valley Comm School District (4 schools, 852 students) runs West Central Valley High School.
The student body at West Central Valley High School is 83% White. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 93% of Guthrie County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 22.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 71.5%.
Within Guthrie County, the median household income is $77,711, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Guthrie County has 9 public schools and roughly 1,858 students.
The school nearest to West Central Valley High School is Stuart Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 77.0%; West Central Valley High School's is 67.1%, ranking 5th of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 264 students in 2024-25, 10 more than the 254 it had in 2020-21.
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Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Central Valley Comm School District
- Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- West Central Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- Dexter Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Stuart Elementary School0.7 mi · 211
- Dexter Elementary School3.9 mi · 186
- West Central Valley Middle School8.3 mi · 191
- Earlham Elementary School9.2 mi · 328
- Earlham Senior High School9.2 mi · 189
- Earlham Middle School9.2 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About West Central Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Central Valley High School?
West Central Valley High School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Central Valley High School serve?
West Central Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Central Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Central Valley High School is approximately 11.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Central Valley High School?
West Central Valley High School reports a student body of 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Central Valley High School in?
West Central Valley High School is part of West Central Valley Comm School District.
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