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Schools in Nodaway

Nodaway’s public schools

Villisca Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nodaway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 22% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
243 students on the public path
In brief

Nodaway’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Nodaway’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Southwest Valley Middle School places highest (better than 32%); Sylvia Enarson Elementary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sylvia Enarson Elementary Schoolin VilliscaD
6–8Southwest Valley Middle Schoolin VilliscaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Villisca 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.

Villisca Community School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 243 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,724IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 69.7% · 202 students tested
Math60%
State average 63.8% · 202 students tested

Nodaway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Nodaway—Villisca

Every school in Nodaway

2 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 Nodawayin other towns
Sylvia Enarson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Villisca
D
112 students11:1Rate it →
Southwest Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Villisca
C
131 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Nodaway’s schools

Are Nodaway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nodaway. Villisca Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nodaway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nodaway in?

Villisca Community School District.

Where do Nodaway kids go to high school?

Southwest Valley Middle School.

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What Nodaway 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 2020) 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.