Iowa Valley Community School District

Summary:

The Iowa Valley Community School District operates two schools: Iowa Valley Elementary School and Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the Iowa Valley region.

Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School is a standout in the district, consistently ranking among the top 100 high schools in Iowa and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 88.3% four-year graduation rate, outperforming the state average. In contrast, Iowa Valley Elementary School shines academically, with students scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ISASP assessments. The elementary school's proficiency rates in several grade levels are notably higher than the district and state averages.

While both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, they face a common challenge of higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the funding allocation within the district appears to favor the high school, with Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School spending $14,626 per student compared to $11,465 per student at Iowa Valley Elementary School. This discrepancy may reflect different resource needs or priorities within the district, and further analysis could provide insights into the district's resource allocation strategies.

District Detail

359 E Hilton St
Marengo, IA 52301

(319) 642-7714

SchoolDigger Rank:
161^st of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 543

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
Iowa Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	151 E May	Marengo	52301	Iowa County	Iowa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 642-3812	314	20	15.3	41.1%	292 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	70.7	165^th of 576 public elementary schools	71.4%		60.6	246^th of 557 public elementary schools	55.8%	81	74.3	82.4	85.7	75.0						85.7	79.4	80.0	78.1						80.0			$11,465	$822	$10,643
Iowa Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	359 E Hilton St	Marengo	52301	Iowa County	Iowa Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 642-3332	229	19	11.8	30.6%	208 (90.8%)	3 (1.3%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	68.6	99^th of 340 public high schools	70.9%		73.8	67^th of 338 public high schools	80.2%	32					57.4	85.0	80.6	91.4	86.8					48.9	60.0	69.4	80.0	55.3		72.5	82.9	$14,626	$333	$14,293

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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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