Boyer Valley Community School District

Summary:

The Boyer Valley Community School District operates two schools - Boyer Valley Middle/High School serving grades 6-12 and Boyer Valley Elementary School serving grades PK-5. With a total enrollment of 427 students, the district is ranked 136th out of 313 school districts in Iowa and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Boyer Valley Middle/High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 124th out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 197th out of 340 in 2024-2025. However, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. Test scores are mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average in ELA and Math, while others are below. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024.

In contrast, Boyer Valley Elementary School has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 398th out of 599 Iowa elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 193rd out of 576 in 2024-2025. The elementary school generally outperforms the state average in ELA and Math for grades 3-5, indicating strong academic performance. However, like the high school, the elementary school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024.

District Detail

1102 Iowa Ave
Dunlap, IA 51529

(712) 643-2251

SchoolDigger Rank:
136^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 427

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th 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 Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Boyer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 School St	Dow City	51528	Crawford County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 674-3248	208	18	11.5	43.3%	181 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	68	193^rd of 576 public elementary schools	66.5%					(n/a)	76.9	92.9	69.6							80.8	78.6	82.6							65.2			$12,993	$890	$12,103
Boyer Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1102 Iowa Ave	Dunlap	51529	Harrison County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 643-2258	219	18	12.5	42.9%	200 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	50.5	197^th of 340 public high schools	42.1%		59.7	148^th of 338 public high schools	56.2%	49				76.9	85.7	88.0	79.4	69.4	81.8				69.2	82.1	84.0	58.8	70.3	66.7		76.0	66.7	$14,318	$543	$13,775

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Schleswig Community School District	16.72 mi	2	199^th
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IKM-Manning Community School District	17.41 mi	3	52^nd

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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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