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Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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Rank
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337
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Personnel from Federal Funds
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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
)
191872001084
321
B R Miller Middle School
Public
7-8
125 S 11th St
Marshalltown
50158
Marshall County
Marshalltown Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 754-1110
782
58
13.5
57.5%
233 (29.8%)
24 (3.1%)
438 (56.0%)
51 (6.5%)
5 (0.6%)
7 (0.9%)
24 (3.1%)
$13,953
$450
$13,503
6.3
8.8
314
7
190654002285
322
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle
Public, Virtual
6-8
2500 Egewood Rd
Cedar Rapids
52405
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(319) 558-3427
47
3
15.6
63.8%
28 (59.6%)
8 (17.0%)
4 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (12.8%)
4.6
0.9
330
8
190897000560
323
Meredith Middle School
Public
6-8
4827 Madison Ave
Des Moines
50310
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-7250
664
47
14
83.9%
132 (19.9%)
235 (35.4%)
148 (22.3%)
96 (14.5%)
4 (0.6%)
2 (0.3%)
47 (7.1%)
$14,971
$1,099
$13,873
4.2
4.6
320
3
193048001725
324
George Washington Carver Academy
Public
6-8
1505 Logan Ave
Waterloo
50703
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(319) 433-2500
442
35
12.6
91.0%
69 (15.6%)
194 (43.9%)
100 (22.6%)
3 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
28 (6.3%)
47 (10.6%)
$14,466
$860
$13,605
3.8
5
319
5
191335002206
325
Iowa Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
306 S. 1st Street
Guttenberg
52052
Clayton County
Clayton Ridge Community School District
No
(n/a)
Yes
No
(563) 748-1017
862
26
33.2
48.1%
645 (74.8%)
84 (9.7%)
75 (8.7%)
9 (1.0%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.5%)
43 (5.0%)
3.6
10.1
312
13
190654000267
326
Wilson Middle School
Public
6-8
2301 J St SW
Cedar Rapids
52404
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 558-3387
395
27
14.4
72.2%
178 (45.1%)
107 (27.1%)
54 (13.7%)
7 (1.8%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (1.5%)
42 (10.6%)
$17,810
$271
$17,539
3.2
15.1
300
26
192739001600
327
Storm Lake Middle School
Public
5-8
1811 Hyland Drive
Storm Lake
50588
Buena Vista County
Storm Lake Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(712) 732-8080
787
51
15.3
68.6%
112 (14.2%)
41 (5.2%)
425 (54.0%)
131 (16.6%)
4 (0.5%)
66 (8.4%)
8 (1.0%)
$12,357
$655
$11,701
3
12.9
308
19
190948000612
328
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Public
6-8
1105 Althauser Ave
Dubuque
52001
Dubuque County
Dubuque Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 552-4700
459
53
8.7
61.0%
303 (66.0%)
68 (14.8%)
19 (4.1%)
4 (0.9%)
1 (0.2%)
31 (6.8%)
33 (7.2%)
$15,467
$499
$14,968
2.8
7.4
315
13
190858000488
329
Williams Intermediate
Public
7-8
3040 N Division
Davenport
52804
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(563) 445-5250
423
36
11.6
62.6%
194 (45.9%)
87 (20.6%)
81 (19.1%)
9 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
52 (12.3%)
$14,249
$994
$13,255
2.4
2.7
324
5
193048002024
330
Central Middle School
Public
6-8
1350 Katoski Dr
Waterloo
50701
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(319) 433-2100
471
35
13.4
85.4%
121 (25.7%)
170 (36.1%)
76 (16.1%)
21 (4.5%)
1 (0.2%)
39 (8.3%)
43 (9.1%)
$16,022
$901
$15,120
2.3
5.9
317
13
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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.
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