State/Public Middle Open

Southwest Valley Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 406 East Third Street, Villisca, Montgomery County, 50864

149
Pupils
10.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Valley Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Villisca, Montgomery County. The school has 149 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Liz Timmerman. It is part of the Villisca Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Liz Timmerman
School district
Villisca Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Valley Middle School enrolls 149 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.

Male students
80 (54%)
Female students
69 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
14.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13993%
Two or more races74.7%
Hispanic or Latino21.3%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

72 of the school's 149 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Southwest Valley Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 12, state house district 24.

School district: Villisca Comm School District

Southwest Valley Middle School is one of 2 schools in Villisca Comm School District, based in Villisca, Iowa. The district serves 243 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 149 students, Southwest Valley Middle School is larger than the district average of about 122 students per school.

243
District students
2
Schools
23
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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