West Central Valley Middle School

West Central Valley Middle School is a small middle school for students in Redfield, Iowa. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 191 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Iowa) has about 400 students.

West Central Valley Comm School District has 852 students spread across 4 schools.

White students make up 87% of enrollment at West Central Valley Middle School. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Dallas County is about 84% White. West Central Valley Middle School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at West Central Valley Middle School is 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.5:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. The gap from the 22% average for public schools in Dallas County is 20 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that the median household income is $102,379, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. West Central Valley Middle School is one of 41 public schools in the county.

Dexter Elementary School is located about 5.3 miles from West Central Valley Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 191, close to the 188 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.7 to 13.5 over 4 years.

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