Arcadia Valley Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Ironton, Missouri

Arcadia Valley Middle in Ironton, Missouri enrolled 281 students in 2024-25 with 17.3 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

266 students in 2022-23, 261 students in 2023-24, 281 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.8 to 17.3.

Students enrolled at Arcadia Valley Middle by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232662023-242612024-25281
Students enrolled at Arcadia Valley Middle by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232662023-242612024-25281
Students enrolled at Arcadia Valley Middle by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232662023-242612024-25281
Students enrolled at Arcadia Valley Middle by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 28101002003002022-232662023-242612024-25281
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326618.814.2
2023-2426116.216.1
2024-2528117.316.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Arcadia Valley Middle 16.2; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherArcadia Valley Middle 16.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Arcadia Valley Middle 16.2; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherArcadia Valley Middle 16.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Arcadia Valley Middle 16.2; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherArcadia Valley Middle 16.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Arcadia Valley Middle 16.2; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherArcadia Valley Middle 16.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arcadia Valley Middle enrolled 258 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 258 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.4% of students were White, 1.1% Hispanic, 1.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White96.4%
  2. Hispanic1.1%
  3. Two or more races1.1%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Arcadia Valley Middle scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246%48%43.2%
Math, 2022-2343%42% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Arcadia Valley Middle

  1. Lincoln IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 521 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  2. Farmington MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 557 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Arcadia Valley Middle with Lincoln IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Arcadia Valley R-II School District spends per student$13,267 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,267
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriArcadia Valley Middle is the number 276 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#276 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Arcadia Valley Middle

  1. How many students attend Arcadia Valley Middle?
    281 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ironton, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Arcadia Valley Middle?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Arcadia Valley Middle a Title I school?
    Arcadia Valley Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Arcadia Valley Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Arcadia Valley Middle scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Arcadia Valley Middle in?
    Arcadia Valley R-II School District, NCES district ID 2903150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290315000023 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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