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)
190002501335	211	Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	161	10	16.3	39.1%	152 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,934			$105			$13,829	46.8	59	152	59
191914001132	212	Mid-Prairie Middle School	Public	5-8	713 F Ave	Kalona	52247	Washington County	Mid-Prairie Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 656-2241	430	28	15.6	26.7%	383 (89.1%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$12,362			$755			$11,606	45.8	46.8	203	9
192727001593	213	Starmont Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 933-4598	129	4	32.4	43.4%	118 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$6,917			$644			$6,272	45.7	57.6	161	52
190513000157	214	Boone Middle School	Public	5-8	1640 1st	Boone	50036	Boone County	Boone Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 433-0020	582	42	13.9	39.2%	508 (87.3%)	7 (1.2%)	44 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$12,674			$334			$12,339	45.7	42.1	223	9
190606000207	215	Camanche Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 9th St	Camanche	52730	Clinton County	Camanche Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 259-3014	282	19	14.6	45.0%	250 (88.7%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	$12,520			$203			$12,316	45.6	56.9	163	52
191614000967	216	Harris-Lake Park High School	Public	6-12	905 South Market	Lake Park	51347	Dickinson County	Harris-Lake Park Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 832-3809	160	16	10.1	26.9%	146 (91.3%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,186			$659			$13,528	45.3	59	151	65
192802001634	217	Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3003 Hwy 22	Thornburg	50255	Keokuk County	Tri-County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 634-2636	107	10	11.1	39.3%	101 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$22,435			$530			$21,906	44.2	72.9	72	145
190831001237	218	Creston Middle School	Public	6-8	805 Academic Ave.	Creston	50801	Union County	Creston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 782-2129	291	25	11.4	59.5%	253 (86.9%)	7 (2.4%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,414			$191			$13,222	43.6	52	182	36
192898001670	219	Van Buren County Community Middle & High School	Public	7-12	405 4th Street	Keosauqua	52565	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 293-3334	369	28	13.3	53.4%	344 (93.2%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,521			$252			$14,270	43.6	45.1	210	9
190594000070	220	CAM Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1000 Victory Park Rd	Anita	50020	Cass County	CAM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 762-3231	143	13	10.9	50.3%	132 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$14,388			$139			$14,250	43.5			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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