Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA VALLEY R-II·NCES 290315000021
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.
700 PARK DR, IRONTON, MO 63650 · (573) 546-9700 · Iron County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
387 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.→ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within ARCADIA VALLEY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -34.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 34 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
387
+41 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.3:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in IRONTON, Missouri, overseen by ARCADIA VALLEY R-II, caters to 387 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 23% bigger than typical.
ARCADIA VALLEY R-II comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 974 students; ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. is among them.
Looking at the student body, ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Iron County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Iron County) logs that median household earnings sit near $48,850, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Iron County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,669 students), ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.. On composite proficiency, ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. has climbed 12%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,446
Census ACS
Median income
$48,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARCADIA VALLEY R-II
- ARCADIA VALLEY HIGHHigh · 306 students
- ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- ARCADIA VALLEY CAREER TECH CTRHigh
Other schools in IRONTON
- ARCADIA VALLEY HIGHHigh · 306 students
- ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- ARCADIA VALLEY CAREER TECH CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- ARCADIA VALLEY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 281
- ARCADIA VALLEY HIGH0.2 mi · 306
- BELLEVIEW ELEM.10.2 mi · 81
- BISMARCK R-V ELEM.12.4 mi · 207
- BISMARCK R-V HIGH12.4 mi · 239
- VALLEY HIGH14.9 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.How many students attend ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.?
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. serve?
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. have?
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.?
At ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.?
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. is overseen by ARCADIA VALLEY R-II in Iron County.
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