Elementary Schools in Southeast Valley Community School District

Summary:

The Southeast Valley Community School District in Iowa is home to two elementary schools: Southeast Valley Elementary and Dayton Center. While both schools face challenges with high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, they have shown varying levels of academic performance.

Southeast Valley Elementary stands out as a strong performer, ranking 234 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in 3rd and 4th-grade ISASP English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6.

In contrast, Dayton Center has seen a decline in its performance, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. While the school outperformed the district and state averages in 4th-grade ISASP English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, it underperformed in 3rd-grade. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is even lower than that of Southeast Valley Elementary, suggesting that resource allocation alone may not be the sole factor in academic success.

District Detail

1111 Beek St
Gowrie, IA 50543-0049

(515) 352-3133

SchoolDigger Rank:
221^st of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,077

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
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)		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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dayton Center	Public	PK, KG-4	104 2nd St. NW	Dayton	50530	Webster County	Southeast Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 547-2314	200	17	11.9	51.0%	177 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	48.2	341^st of 576 public elementary schools	40.8%		63.1	222^nd of 557 public elementary schools	60.1%	119	46.7	74.4	73.3	87.2	$14,497	$498	$13,999
Southeast Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3116 Zearing Ave	Farnhamville	50538	Calhoun County	Southeast Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 370-2861	223	16	13.9	51.1%	197 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	63.3	234^th of 576 public elementary schools	59.4%					(n/a)	71.8	69.8	87.2	86.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ogden Community School District	9.91 mi	3	92^nd
Stratford Community School District	11.62 mi	1
East Greene Comm School District	11.92 mi	1
Boone Community School District	13.17 mi	4	189^th
Greene County Community School District	17.24 mi	3	278^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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