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Schools in Deep River

Deep River’s public schools

Montezuma Community School District and English Valleys Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deep River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
76%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 8% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · Montezuma
Students per teacher
11.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
721 students on the public path
In brief

Deep River’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Deep River’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Montezuma Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); English Valleys Jr-Sr High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Deep River, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: English Valleys Jr-Sr High School and Montezuma Junior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Deep River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montezuma Community School District.

Two districts serve Deep River

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Montezuma Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 464 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,576IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
English Valleys Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 397 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,304IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Montezuma Community School District76%
State average 69.7% · 330 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montezuma Community School District74%
State average 63.8% · 330 students tested
Reading · PK–12, English Valleys Community School District71%
State average 69.7% · 291 students tested
Math · PK–12, English Valleys Community School District62%
State average 63.8% · 290 students tested

Deep River vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Deep River’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deep River—Montezuma PK–12 · English Valleys PK–12

Every school in Deep River

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Deep Riverin other towns
Montezuma Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montezuma
A
218 students11:1Rate it →
English Valleys Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North English
B
183 students12:1Rate it →
English Valleys Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · North English
C+
214 students11:1Rate it →
Montezuma Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montezuma
B−
106 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Deep River’s schools

Are Deep River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deep River. Montezuma Community School District and English Valleys Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deep River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deep River in?

Montezuma Community School District and English Valleys Community School District.

Where do Deep River kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: English Valleys Jr-Sr High School and Montezuma Junior High School.

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What Deep River families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.