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Schools in Sun Valley Lake

Sun Valley Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
584 students on the public path
In brief

Sun Valley Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sun Valley Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Mount Ayr Elementary places highest (better than 94%); Mount Ayr High School lowest (79%). 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 Sun Valley Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mount Ayr Elementaryin Mount AyrA
6–12Mount Ayr High Schoolin Mount AyrA−

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

Mount Ayr Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 584 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,657IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 69.7% · 410 students tested
Math77%
State average 63.8% · 410 students tested

Sun Valley Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Sun Valley Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
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Sun Valley Lake—Mount Ayr

Every school in Sun Valley Lake

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 Sun Valley Lakein other towns
Mount Ayr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Ayr
A
280 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Ayr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mount Ayr
A−
304 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sun Valley Lake’s schools

Are Sun Valley Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sun Valley Lake. Mount Ayr Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sun Valley Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Sun Valley Lake in?

Mount Ayr Community School District.

Where do Sun Valley Lake kids go to high school?

Mount Ayr High School.

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What Sun Valley Lake 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.