Turkey Valley Community School District

The Turkey Valley Community School District consists of two schools - Turkey Valley Elementary School and Turkey Valley Junior-Senior High School. Based on the available data, Turkey Valley Elementary School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the high school on state assessments, particularly in mathematics.

Turkey Valley Elementary School has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 20% of elementary schools in Iowa. Its students score well above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 73.7% to 95% across grades 3-6. In contrast, the Turkey Valley Junior-Senior High School has seen a decline in its SchoolDigger ranking, dropping from 1 star to 3 stars over the past 3 years, and its test scores, while still above the state average in some areas, are not as consistently strong as the elementary school.

Both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area for improvement. Additionally, the district spends more per student at the high school level ($17,774) compared to the elementary level ($14,773), and it would be interesting to analyze how these funds are allocated and whether the higher spending is translating to better outcomes at the high school. Overall, the data suggests that while Turkey Valley Elementary School is a standout performer, the district as a whole may have room for improvement to raise the performance of all its schools.