Arcadia Valley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Ironton, Missouri · Arcadia Valley R-II School District · Grades Pre-K–4
Arcadia Valley Elementary School serves 387 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Ironton (Iron County). It is one of 3 schools in Arcadia Valley R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 427th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Arcadia Valley R-II School District |
| County | Iron County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290315000021 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Arcadia Valley R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 387 | 974 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 75.9% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Arcadia Valley Elementary School in context
Size
Arcadia Valley Elementary School is the only elementary school in Arcadia Valley R-II School District. Its 387 students are 39.7% of the district's 974. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.7 miles away and have a median of 203 students, so Arcadia Valley Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 77 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 54, against an average of 65 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 57 in kindergarten and 54 in grade 4. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Arcadia Valley R-II (94.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.9% across Arcadia Valley R-II and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 35.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Arcadia Valley Elementary School has 32.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 387 students would have about 31.5 teachers, so Arcadia Valley Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Belleview Elementary School, 10.2 miles away in Belleview R-III School District. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Black | 1.3% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 57 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 Park Dr., Ironton, MO 63650
Phone: (573)546-9700
Website: avr2.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arcadia Valley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview Elementary School | Belleview R-III | 10.2 mi | 81 | 6.8 | 100% |
| Bismarck R-V Elementary School | Bismarck R-V | 12.4 mi | 207 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Caledonia Elementary School | Valley R-VI | 14.9 mi | 198 | 10.5 | 100% |
| Lesterville Elementary School | Lesterville R-IV | 15.1 mi | 68 | 6.4 | 57.4% |
| South Iron Elementary School | South Iron County R-I | 16.3 mi | 139 | 9.7 | 76.3% |
| Truman Learning Center | Farmington R-VII | 17.5 mi | 403 | 13.8 | 52.4% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Farmington R-VII | 17.6 mi | 387 | 13.6 | 58.4% |
| Washington-Franklin Elementary School | Farmington R-VII | 17.6 mi | 363 | 15.7 | 53.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Arcadia Valley R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Valley High School | High | 9–12 | 306 |
| Arcadia Valley Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 281 |