Summary:
The city of Dubuque, Iowa is home to three middle schools serving grades 6-8: Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, George Washington Middle School, and Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Among these, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School stands out as the top performer, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the other two schools and the Dubuque Community School District and state averages.
The performance disparity between the schools is significant, with Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School ranking 126th out of 334 Iowa middle schools, while George Washington Middle School and Thomas Jefferson Middle School ranking 246th and 315th, respectively. This gap in academic achievement may be linked to socioeconomic factors, as the schools with higher percentages of free and reduced lunch recipients tend to have lower proficiency rates and rankings.
Interestingly, the higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratios at George Washington Middle School and Thomas Jefferson Middle School do not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, suggesting that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole factor in improving school performance. Additionally, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, with a more racially diverse student population, appears to outperform the other two schools, which have higher percentages of minority students, warranting further investigation into the potential factors contributing to these differences.
Thank you for your feedback!