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Middle Schools in Rock Valley Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictRock Valley Community School District95^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

195

Students

Top rankedRock Valley Middle School186^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Rock Valley Middle School is the sole middle school in the Rock Valley Community School District located in Rock Valley, Iowa. This small middle school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top quarter of Iowa middle schools and exceeding state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Rock Valley Middle School's standout metrics include its statewide ranking of 78 out of 334 schools in 2022-2023 and 84 out of 337 schools in 2023-2024, as well as its 8th-grade students' 82.3% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 74.4% in 2024-2025. The Rock Valley Community School District, which includes Rock Valley Middle School, is also ranked 95 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

While the school has a relatively small student population of 194 and a slightly higher than average student-teacher ratio of 24.9, it also serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 45.88% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This diversity presents both challenges and opportunities for the school, which has maintained a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, slightly higher than the state average.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Total
Rock Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1712 20th Ave	Rock Valley	51247	Sioux County	Rock Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 476-2701	195	10	20.1	62.6%	117 (60.0%)	1 (0.5%)	74 (37.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	52.7	186^th of 344 public middle schools	45.9%		70.6	84^th of 337 public middle schools	75.1%	102	79.7	82.5	77.4	72.9	69.8	82.3	67.7

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boyden-Hull Community School District	7.71 mi	2	128^th
Sioux Center Community School District	10.33 mi	5	173^rd
West Lyon Community School District	14.57 mi	3	58^th
Central Lyon Community School District	15.72 mi	2	15^th
West Sioux Community School District	16.23 mi	4	200^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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