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Schools in Elgin

Elgin’s public schools

North Fayette Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,032 students on the public path
In brief

Elgin’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elgin’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Fayette Valley High School places highest (better than 75%); Valley Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Elgin, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: North Fayette Valley 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 Elgin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
5–8North Fayette Valley Middle SchoolNorth Fayette Valley Community School DistrictB−
9–12North Fayette Valley High Schoolin West UnionA−

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

The district

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

North Fayette Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,032 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,984IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 721 students tested
Math70%
State average 63.8% · 723 students tested

Elgin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elgin—North Fayette Valley

Every school in Elgin

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 Elginin other towns
West Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West Union
C+
228 students12:1Rate it →
Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C+
169 students17:1Rate it →
North Fayette Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
312 students15:1Rate it →
North Fayette Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Union
A−
323 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Elgin’s schools

Are Elgin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elgin. North Fayette Valley Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. 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 Elgin in?

North Fayette Valley Community School District.

Where do Elgin kids go to high school?

North Fayette Valley High School.

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What Elgin 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.