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Best Public Schools in Elgin, IA

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481

Students

Top rankedValley Elementary School151^st of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Elgin, Iowa is home to two schools: North Fayette Valley Middle School and Valley Elementary School, both part of the North Fayette Valley Community School District. While Valley Elementary is a standout performer, ranking in the top 25% of Iowa elementary schools, North Fayette Valley Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Valley Elementary School earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grade students. In contrast, North Fayette Valley Middle School has a 2-star rating and lags behind Valley Elementary in performance, dropping from 116th out of 334 Iowa middle schools in 2022-2023 to 183rd out of 337 in 2023-2024.

Both schools face challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, while the schools perform well above the state average in ELA and math, science proficiency rates lag behind, particularly at the middle school level. These findings suggest opportunities for improvement in curriculum alignment, instructional practices, and addressing socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student achievement across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)						ISASP Mathematics (2025)						ISASP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23493 Canoe Rd	Elgin	52141	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 422-3851	169	10	17.1	36.7%	157 (92.9%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	71.8	151^st of 576 public elementary schools	73.8%		74.1	116^th of 557 public elementary schools	79.2%	35	70.8	86.8					79.2	82.4							$15,786	$707	$15,080
North Fayette Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	23493 Canoe Rd	Elgin	52141	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 422-3851	312	21	14.9	38.1%	282 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.5	189^th of 344 public middle schools	45.1%		53.2	183^rd of 337 public middle schools	45.7%	6			75.6	76.2	73.1	86.4			84.6	71.4	78.2	78.0	73.1	67.8	$15,606	$342	$15,265

Cities Near Elgin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Union	8.35 mi	2	114^th
Postville	9.12 mi	4	399^th
Elkader	13.58 mi	2	296^th
Monona	13.78 mi	2	218^th
Ossian	14.25 mi	2	125^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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