Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISASP test scores by the Iowa Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
190369000380	21	Northview Middle School	Public	8-9	1302 N Ankeny Blvd	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9700	1,065	62	17.2	17.0%	855 (80.3%)	45 (4.2%)	74 (6.9%)	27 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (5.7%)	$13,230			$291			$12,939	85.5	79.1	44	23
191269000766	22	Glenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sivers Road	Glenwood	51534	Mills County	Glenwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 527-4887	451	25	18.2	38.4%	419 (92.9%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,035			$257			$11,778	85.4	80.7	36	14
190330002193	23	Alburnett Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Roosevelt Street	Alburnett	52202	Linn County	Alburnett Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 842-2263	188	10	18.8	18.1%	174 (92.6%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$9,936			$76			$9,860	84.5	45.5	208	185
190369002186	24	Southview Middle School	Public	8-9	1020 SW Cherry St	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9635	896	59	15.2	22.2%	707 (78.9%)	24 (2.7%)	80 (8.9%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.6%)	$12,827			$357			$12,470	84	80.2	38	14
190327001406	25	Albia Middle School	Public	7-8	505 C Ave E	Albia	52531	Monroe County	Albia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 932-2161	164	7	23.7	39.6%	154 (93.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,845			$239			$8,606	83	73.9	66	41
191893001119	26	Mediapolis Middle School	Public	6-8	725 N. Northfield	Mediapolis	52637	Des Moines County	Mediapolis Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 394-3101	227	9	25.5	30.8%	214 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$10,926			$142			$10,784	82.1	70.3	86	60
191644000981	27	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Tara Way	Lawton	51030	Woodbury County	Lawton-Bronson Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 944-5181	326	20	15.9	24.2%	288 (88.3%)	7 (2.1%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$15,496			$256			$15,240	81.4	85.5	14	13
190396000096	28	Audubon Middle-High School	Public	5-12	800 3rd Ave	Audubon	50025	Audubon County	Audubon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 563-2607	296	24	12.1	39.2%	257 (86.8%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,381			$486			$14,895	81	60.9	138	110
190744000355	29	Clarksville High School	Public	7-12	318 N. Mather St.	Clarksville	50619	Butler County	Clarksville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 278-4273	141	10	13.7	36.2%	133 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,842			$205			$15,638	80.9	75.4	57	28
192082001242	30	North-Linn Middle School	Public	6-8	3033 Lynx Drive	Troy Mills	52344	Linn County	North Linn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 224-3291	95	8	11.2	20.0%	92 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$12,950			$194			$12,756	80.8	78.4	45	15

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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