Missouri Valley High School

Missouri Valley High School
Location
605 E Lincoln Highway Missouri Valley, Iowa 51555
Coordinates	41°33′47″N95°52′48″W / 41.563°N 95.880°W / 41.563; -95.880
Information
Type	Public secondary
Mottoes	Built on Pride, Destined for Greatness
School district	Missouri Valley Community School District
Principal	Nate McDonald
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	236 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	10.91 [1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Red and White
Teams	Big Reds
Yearbook	Title Varies
Affiliation	Western Iowa Conference
Website	www.movalleyschools.org

Missouri Valley High School is a public, co-educational high school of Missouri Valley Community School District, and serves grades nine through twelve. Missouri Valley High School is in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Missouri Valley's mascot is the Big Reds, and the school uses the colors red and white. The mascot most recently used has been an arrowhead, but was under debate in past years. It was established in 1976.

Academics

Missouri Valley High School has about a 15:1 student / teacher ratio. ^[2] There are about 300 students enrolled in Missouri Valley High. ^[3] Missouri Valley High's students took the Iowa Tests for Educational Development (ITED). In 2006, the 11th graders had 79% at or above proficient in reading, the state average being 88%. Other scores showed 76% proficiency in math, with a state average of 78%. ^[4] Students that score above 40% are considered proficient on this standardized test, which is used to compare Missouri Valley students to their national classmates.

In-school organizations, clubs, extracurricular activities, and athletics

Organizations

• Key Club International (Nebraska-Iowa District)
• HOSA
• FBLA
• FFA
• FCCLA

Missouri Valley High School Clubs

• Pep Club
• Math Club
• Thespians
• Art Club
• Science Club

Extracurricular Activities

• Band
• Choir
• Drama
• Speech

Athletics

The Big/Lady Reds compete in the Western Iowa Conference. ^[5] Missouri Valley High offers many athletics a student can be involved in. Some include Cheerleading, Dance Team, volleyball, American football, girls and boys cross country, girls and boys basketball, wrestling, girls and boys track & field, soccer, girls and boys golf, baseball, and softball . ^[6]

• 1987 Girls' Cross Country Class 2A/1A State Champions ^[7]
• 2021 Cross Country WIC Champion ^[8]

Fight song

Missouri Valley High's fight song is the same as the Northwestern fight song, Go U Northwestern, with some minor changes.

Go ye Mo. Valley, fight for victory,

With our banners waving, we will cheer you one, two, three

fight fight fight

Go ye Mo. Valley, fight for victory

fight for the fame of our great name,

Go Mo. Valley, win this game.

Go you Big Reds! Fight fight fight!

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

Notes

2. Student Teacher Ratio Missouri Valley High School - Missouri Valley, Iowa - IA
3. Missouri Valley High School - Missouri Valley, Iowa - IA - school overview
4. Missouri Valley High School Test Scores - Missouri Valley, Iowa - IA
5. "Western Iowa Conference". Western Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
6. Missouri Valley - High School|Athletics Archived 2007-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Iowa High School Sports".
8. "Missouri Valley boys win WIC XC title, Underwood's Bryce Patten is individual champ" . Retrieved January 24, 2022.