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Middle Schools in Villisca Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictVillisca Community School District215^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

131

Students

Top rankedSouthwest Valley Middle School233^rd of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Villisca Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Southwest Valley Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 165th out of 337 Iowa middle schools in 2023-2024 to 233rd out of 344 in 2024-2025.

Southwest Valley Middle School's academic performance on the ISASP tests varies across grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, 6th and 7th grade students performed above the state average in English Language Arts, while 8th grade students performed below the state average. In Mathematics, 6th and 7th grade students performed above the state average, but 8th grade students performed below the state average. Additionally, 8th grade students performed below the state average in Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was 21.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

The school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 43.7% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending was $13,094 in the 2018-2019 school year, and the student-teacher ratio was 10.6 in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that the school may have adequate funding and resources, but the uneven academic performance and high chronic absenteeism indicate that the school may need to focus on improving its curriculum, instruction, and attendance strategies to better support student learning.

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	406 East Third Street	Villisca	50864	Montgomery County	Villisca Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 826-2552	131	11	12.3	46.6%	127 (96.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	44.4	233^rd of 344 public middle schools	32.3%		56.2	165^th of 337 public middle schools	51.0%	68	74.5	85.7	68.1	74.5	82.9	64.4	66.0	$13,094	$285	$12,809

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stanton Community School District	7.15 mi	2	93^rd
Corning Community School District	13.21 mi	2	226^th
Red Oak Community School District	13.85 mi	6	285^th
Clarinda Community School District	13.88 mi	3	135^th
Essex Community School District	18.54 mi	2	292^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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