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)
190002102003	131	Okoboji Middle School	Public	5-8	1800 6th Street	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-4757	346	28	12.2	36.4%	309 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$13,326			$189			$13,137	62.7	73.4	71	60
191437000860	132	Humboldt Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 Wildcat Rd	Humboldt	50548	Humboldt County	Humboldt Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 332-2812	440	27	16.4	40.0%	384 (87.3%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,104			$342			$11,762	62.7	76.4	54	78
192085001245	133	North Mahaska Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 135th St	New Sharon	50207	Mahaska County	North Mahaska Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 637-4187	270	23	11.7	28.9%	257 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,724			$178			$15,545	62.5	71	81	52
191134000694	134	Fairfield Middle School	Public	5-8	404 W Fillmore	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 472-5019	438	38	11.4	51.4%	346 (79.0%)	8 (1.8%)	44 (10.0%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$13,667			$633			$13,034	62.4	65.6	106	28
190345000785	135	North Butler Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N 5th St	Greene	50636	Butler County	North Butler Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 816-5631	271	24	11.2	24.7%	256 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,937			$247			$16,689	62.4	37.3	239	104
192124001274	136	Norwalk Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Cherry Street	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 981-0435	787	52	15.1	21.2%	691 (87.8%)	14 (1.8%)	52 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$14,307			$188			$14,119	62.4	64.4	113	23
192412001995	137	Remsen-Union Middle School	Public	5-8	511 Roosevelt	Remsen	51050	Plymouth County	Remsen-Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 786-1101	174	10	17.4	35.1%	154 (88.5%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,070			$80			$13,990	62.3	61.8	133	4
190717000335	138	Cherokee Middle School	Public	5-8	206 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 225-6750	355	22	16.5	42.3%	292 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	$9,857			$255			$9,602	62.3	39.3	230	92
199901702061	139	PCM Middle School	Public	6-8	407 Plainsmen Rd	Prairie City	50228	Jasper County	PCM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 994-8222	247	20	12.3	28.7%	225 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$13,929			$269			$13,660	62.1	56.1	171	32
191464000875	140	Indianola Middle School	Public	6-8	403 S 15th St	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9530	849	56	15.1	31.8%	768 (90.5%)	8 (0.9%)	29 (3.4%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	$12,173			$196			$11,977	61	58.7	157	17

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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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