Summary:
The 51016 zip code is home to a single public school, River Valley Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12 and has a total enrollment of 148 students. The school is part of the River Valley Community School District, which is ranked 280 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
River Valley Junior-Senior High School has a four-year graduation rate of 88.3%, slightly below the state average, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%. The school's academic performance, as measured by ISASP test scores, is uneven, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the state average and others significantly below. For example, 10th-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 73.3%, slightly below the state average of 74.7%, while 11th-grade proficiency was 58.8%, significantly below the state average of 69.3%. The school has a high percentage of students (51.35%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the school's declining performance and high poverty levels, its spending per student is higher than the state average at $14,395. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 is generally considered a positive indicator of educational quality. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 220 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 259 out of 338 in 2023-2024 and 243 out of 340 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school's performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state.
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