Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
190468000130	311	Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	411 10th Ave NE	Belmond	50421	Wright County	Belmond-Klemme Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 444-4300	328	26	12.4	48.8%	228 (69.5%)	3 (0.9%)	94 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,958	$237	$14,719	13	14.4	306	5
192163001289	312	Oelwein Middle School	Public	5-8	300 12th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-3015	359	25	14.4	60.2%	315 (87.7%)	6 (1.7%)	18 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$12,961	$762	$12,199	12.8	15	303	9
193099001804	313	West Liberty Middle School	Public	5-8	203 E. 7th St	West Liberty	52776	Muscatine County	West Liberty Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 627-2118	399	28	14.3	53.4%	164 (41.1%)	2 (0.5%)	225 (56.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,387	$274	$13,113	12.4	22.3	285	28
192562001465	314	Seymour High School	Public	5-12	100 South Park	Seymour	52590	Wayne County	Seymour Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 898-2291	132	14	9.4	52.3%	125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$13,915	$209	$13,706	11.9	14.6	305	9
190654000258	315	Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Public	6-8	300 13th ST NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2153	510	39	13	68.6%	215 (42.2%)	178 (34.9%)	45 (8.8%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	49 (9.6%)	$15,027	$360	$14,667	11.7	15.6	298	17
190858000490	316	Wood Intermediate	Public	7-8	5701 N Division	Davenport	52806	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 445-5300	438	32	13.7	60.7%	199 (45.4%)	131 (29.9%)	57 (13.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	$13,499	$897	$12,601	8.4	12.9	309	7
190579000186	317	Edward Stone Middle School	Public	7-8	3000 Mason Rd.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 752-4393	489	32	15.3	62.8%	303 (62.0%)	91 (18.6%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.1%)	$13,000	$568	$12,432	8.2	5.8	318	1
190897000557	318	McCombs Middle School	Public	6-8	201 SW County Line Rd	Des Moines	50320	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8447	654	43	15.2	83.6%	213 (32.6%)	122 (18.7%)	223 (34.1%)	58 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$14,664	$1,066	$13,598	7.7	3.1	323	5
190897000519	319	Callanan Middle School	Public	6-8	3010 Center Street	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8101	507	32	15.8	76.7%	133 (26.2%)	195 (38.5%)	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.7%)	$15,075	$880	$14,196	6.9	7.2	316	3
190897000517	320	Brody Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Park Ave	Des Moines	50321	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-8443	603	30	19.9	73.6%	288 (47.8%)	78 (12.9%)	171 (28.4%)	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	$14,143	$628	$13,515	6.6	2.3	325	5

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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.
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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)
190468000130	311	Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	411 10th Ave NE	Belmond	50421	Wright County	Belmond-Klemme Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 444-4300	328	26	12.4	48.8%	228 (69.5%)	3 (0.9%)	94 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,958			$237			$14,719	13	14.4	306	5
192163001289	312	Oelwein Middle School	Public	5-8	300 12th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-3015	359	25	14.4	60.2%	315 (87.7%)	6 (1.7%)	18 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$12,961			$762			$12,199	12.8	15	303	9
193099001804	313	West Liberty Middle School	Public	5-8	203 E. 7th St	West Liberty	52776	Muscatine County	West Liberty Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 627-2118	399	28	14.3	53.4%	164 (41.1%)	2 (0.5%)	225 (56.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,387			$274			$13,113	12.4	22.3	285	28
192562001465	314	Seymour High School	Public	5-12	100 South Park	Seymour	52590	Wayne County	Seymour Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 898-2291	132	14	9.4	52.3%	125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$13,915			$209			$13,706	11.9	14.6	305	9
190654000258	315	Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Public	6-8	300 13th ST NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2153	510	39	13	68.6%	215 (42.2%)	178 (34.9%)	45 (8.8%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	49 (9.6%)	$15,027			$360			$14,667	11.7	15.6	298	17
190858000490	316	Wood Intermediate	Public	7-8	5701 N Division	Davenport	52806	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 445-5300	438	32	13.7	60.7%	199 (45.4%)	131 (29.9%)	57 (13.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	$13,499			$897			$12,601	8.4	12.9	309	7
190579000186	317	Edward Stone Middle School	Public	7-8	3000 Mason Rd.	Burlington	52601	Des Moines County	Burlington Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 752-4393	489	32	15.3	62.8%	303 (62.0%)	91 (18.6%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.1%)	$13,000			$568			$12,432	8.2	5.8	318	1
190897000557	318	McCombs Middle School	Public	6-8	201 SW County Line Rd	Des Moines	50320	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8447	654	43	15.2	83.6%	213 (32.6%)	122 (18.7%)	223 (34.1%)	58 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$14,664			$1,066			$13,598	7.7	3.1	323	5
190897000519	319	Callanan Middle School	Public	6-8	3010 Center Street	Des Moines	50312	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 242-8101	507	32	15.8	76.7%	133 (26.2%)	195 (38.5%)	101 (19.9%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.7%)	$15,075			$880			$14,196	6.9	7.2	316	3
190897000517	320	Brody Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Park Ave	Des Moines	50321	Polk County	Des Moines Independent Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 242-8443	603	30	19.9	73.6%	288 (47.8%)	78 (12.9%)	171 (28.4%)	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	$14,143			$628			$13,515	6.6	2.3	325	5