Arcadia Valley Middle School
Public middle school in Ironton, Missouri · Arcadia Valley R-II School District · Grades 5–8
Arcadia Valley Middle School serves 281 students in grades 5–8 in Ironton (Iron County). It is one of 3 schools in Arcadia Valley R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 278th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| 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 | 290315000023 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 281 | 974 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 12.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 75.9% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% of Missouri middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Arcadia Valley Middle School is the only middle school in Arcadia Valley R-II School District. Its 281 students are 28.9% of the district's 974. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.3 miles away and have a median of 399 students, so Arcadia Valley Middle School is smaller 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 8 with 76 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 63, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% more students than grade 5 (76 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 96.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Arcadia Valley R-II (94.3%). Students from 6 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 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 30.2% 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 Middle School has 17.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 281 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so Arcadia Valley Middle School has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
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 middle school is Lincoln Intermediate School, 17.3 miles away in Farmington R-VII School District. No other middle 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 | 96.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 69 |
| Grade 8 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
550 Park Dr., Ironton, MO 63650
Phone: (573)546-9700
Website: avr2.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arcadia Valley Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Intermediate School | Farmington R-VII | 17.3 mi | 521 | 13.8 | 57% |
| Farmington Middle School | Farmington R-VII | 17.4 mi | 557 | 13.3 | 48.3% |
| West County Middle School | West St. Francois County R-IV | 18.9 mi | 213 | 14.5 | 51.6% |
| Central Middle School | Central R-III | 19.0 mi | 442 | 14.8 | 56.6% |
| Kelly a Burlison Middle School | Fredericktown R-I | 19.6 mi | 433 | 15 | 60.3% |
| North County Middle School | North St. Francois County R-I | 20.1 mi | 364 | 12.1 | 53.6% |
| Intermediate School | North St. Francois County R-I | 20.4 mi | 355 | 12.3 | 63.9% |
| John A. Evans Middle School | Potosi R-III | 25.3 mi | 316 | 12.2 | 100% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 387 |
| Arcadia Valley High School | High | 9–12 | 306 |