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Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Mapleton, Anthon, Danbury, Castana, Oto and Rodney.

Mapleton’s School Grade C better than 32% of Iowa school districts

Students
602
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,281
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
The gist

What stands out about Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Iowa districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the IA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMapleton 1,135Anthon 533Danbury 308Castana 103Oto 71Rodney 43

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mapleton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mapleton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8MVAO Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 63.8% · 441 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 69.7% · 441 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.5% · 69 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,281 per student · 11% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 41%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
642’20
653’21
645’22
618’23
602’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Mapleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mapleton
C
182 students12:1
Anthon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthon
B−
64 students8:1
MVAO Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Anthon
C+
100 students11:1
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mapleton
C
256 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.