Best Public Schools in Ironton, MO

Summary:

The city of Ironton, Missouri is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Arcadia Valley Elementary, Arcadia Valley High, and Arcadia Valley Middle. These schools are part of the Arcadia Valley R-II school district.

Arcadia Valley Elementary stands out as a strong performer, consistently ranking in the top half of Missouri elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in 4th-grade English Language Arts, with 52.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.8%. However, the school serves a high-need student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 100.25%. In contrast, Arcadia Valley High has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 97.6%, but lower test scores compared to the state, with only 23.9% and 25.4% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and Biology I, respectively. The high school's free/reduced lunch rate of 24.48% suggests a more affluent student population.

Arcadia Valley Middle also performs well, ranking in the top half of Missouri middle schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in 6th-grade English Language Arts, with 49.2% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39.3%. However, like Arcadia Valley Elementary, the middle school serves a high-need student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 100%. Overall, the schools in Ironton, Missouri demonstrate varying levels of performance, with socioeconomic factors potentially playing a role in the observed differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arcadia Valley Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	650 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arcadia Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 546-9700	387	32	12.0	100.0%	362 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51.7	440^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.1%		56.3	384^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.6%	56	42.9	30.8							52.6							$13,376	$686	$12,690
Arcadia Valley High	Public	9-12	520 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	306	21	14.2	23.2%	285 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27	278^th of 367 public high schools	24.3%		31.9	254^th of 378 public high schools	32.8%	24														23.9	25.4	$16,048	$1,239	$14,810
Arcadia Valley Middle	Public	5-8	550 Park Dr	Ironton	63650	Iron County	Arcadia Valley R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 546-9700	281	17	16.2	100.0%	271 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	45.3	239^th of 438 public middle schools	45.4%		60.6	158^th of 451 public middle schools	65.0%	81			22.9	42.4	34.2	30.8	39.9	28.3		39.9	49.2	32.8	29.5			$11,718	$293	$11,424

Cities Near Ironton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belleview	9.96 mi	1
Bismarck	11.78 mi	2	327^th
Caledonia	14.69 mi	2	342^nd
Farmington	15.63 mi	10	111^th
Lesterville	15.77 mi	3

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Ironton, MO

Arcadia Valley Elementary

Arcadia Valley Middle

Arcadia Valley High

Arcadia Valley Career Technical Center

Cities Near Ironton