West Central Valley Community School District

41°30′17″N 94°18′04″W / 41.504705°N 94.301038°W / 41.504705; -94.301038

West Central Valley Community School District
Location
Stuart, Iowa
Adair, Dallas, and Guthrie counties
United States
Coordinates41.504705, -94.301038
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established2001
SuperintendentRusty Shockley, Anthony Lohse
Budget$16,174,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1927500[1]
Students and staff
Students852 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers66.71 FTE[1]
Staff82.36 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.77[1]
Athletic conferenceWest Central
District mascotWildcats
ColorsPurple and Black
   
Other information
Websitewcvwildcats.org

West Central Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Stuart, Iowa.[2] The district is located in sections of Adair, Dallas, and Guthrie counties. It serves Stuart, Dexter, Menlo, and Redfield.[3]

The district was established on July 1, 2001, by the merger of the Dexfield Community School District and the Stuart-Menlo Community School District.[4] The two districts previously had a grade-sharing arrangement in which students from one district attended the other district's schools for certain grade levels.[5] In 2003 the district had 950 students.[6]

From 2002 to 2004, several votes for bonds to finance a new high school were voted down. All four major communities opposed the first, and in the second, of the four communities, only those in Stuart had a majority for supporting the bond. In 2004, the district board attempted to expel Redfield as that community's residents voted against school bonds each time.[6]

Schools

  • West Central Valley High School (Stuart)
  • West Central Valley Middle School (Redfield)
  • Dexter Elementary School (Dexter)
  • Stuart Elementary School (Stuart)

West Central Valley High School

Athletics

The Wildcats compete in the West Central Activities Conference in the following sports:[7]

  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Track and Field
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "West Central Valley Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Home". West Central Valley Community School District. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "West Central Valley" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "District Information". West Central Valley Community School District. November 3, 2001. Archived from the original on November 3, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "District wants to dump town which keeps voting against new school". WCF Courier. Associated Press. September 28, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "West Central Activities Conference". West Central Activities Conference. Retrieved August 30, 2020.