Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
192013002278	261	Susan Clark Junior High	Public	7-8	600 Kindler Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 263-0411	662	53	12.5	52.6%	393 (59.4%)	36 (5.4%)	198 (29.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)				32.3	28.2	271	10
192541001451	262	Schleswig Middle School	Public	5-8	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 676-3313	54	3	19.2	44.4%	49 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,627	$508	$14,119	32.2	51.8	183	79
191878001105	263	John Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	29 S Illinois Ave	Mason City	50401	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 421-4420	480	34	13.9	55.6%	340 (70.8%)	34 (7.1%)	64 (13.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,546	$579	$16,966	32	26.7	275	12
190675000279	264	Howar Middle School	Public	6-8	850 S Park Street	Centerville	52544	Appanoose County	Centerville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 856-0760	299	17	17.2	50.5%	272 (91.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,336	$616	$14,720	31.2	23.2	284	20
191248001011	265	George-Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	500 E Indiana Ave	George	51237	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	60	3	20	36.7%	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$11,496	$122	$11,374	30.5	29	267	2
190822000419	266	Gerald W Kirn Middle School	Public	6-8	100 North Ave	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6454	956	65	14.7	54.3%	776 (81.2%)	19 (2.0%)	110 (11.5%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.8%)	$17,547	$654	$16,893	30.3	36	244	22
190705000314	267	Chariton Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 N 16th	Chariton	50049	Lucas County	Chariton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 774-5114	285	23	12.2	56.5%	257 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,356	$254	$13,102	30.1	37.7	236	31
190462000124	268	Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 13th Ave South	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 444-3720	193	20	9.7	34.7%	182 (94.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$15,770	$267	$15,504	29.4	31.1	261	7
192505001967	269	Ruthven-Ayrshire High School	Public	7-12	1505 Washington St	Ruthven	51358	Palo Alto County	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 837-5212	77	5	15	54.5%	68 (88.3%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$17,561	$361	$17,200	29.1			(n/a)
190999000636	270	Robert Blue School	Public	5-8	1015 NW 2nd St	Eagle Grove	50533	Wright County	Eagle Grove Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 448-4767	271	19	14.3	66.8%	151 (55.7%)	1 (0.4%)	116 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,232	$241	$12,993	29.1	28.5	268	2

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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)
192013002278	261	Susan Clark Junior High	Public	7-8	600 Kindler Ave	Muscatine	52761	Muscatine County	Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 263-0411	662	53	12.5	52.6%	393 (59.4%)	36 (5.4%)	198 (29.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)								32.3	28.2	271	10
192541001451	262	Schleswig Middle School	Public	5-8	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 676-3313	54	3	19.2	44.4%	49 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,627			$508			$14,119	32.2	51.8	183	79
191878001105	263	John Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	29 S Illinois Ave	Mason City	50401	Cerro Gordo County	Mason City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 421-4420	480	34	13.9	55.6%	340 (70.8%)	34 (7.1%)	64 (13.3%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,546			$579			$16,966	32	26.7	275	12
190675000279	264	Howar Middle School	Public	6-8	850 S Park Street	Centerville	52544	Appanoose County	Centerville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 856-0760	299	17	17.2	50.5%	272 (91.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,336			$616			$14,720	31.2	23.2	284	20
191248001011	265	George-Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	500 E Indiana Ave	George	51237	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	60	3	20	36.7%	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$11,496			$122			$11,374	30.5	29	267	2
190822000419	266	Gerald W Kirn Middle School	Public	6-8	100 North Ave	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6454	956	65	14.7	54.3%	776 (81.2%)	19 (2.0%)	110 (11.5%)	6 (0.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.8%)	$17,547			$654			$16,893	30.3	36	244	22
190705000314	267	Chariton Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 N 16th	Chariton	50049	Lucas County	Chariton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 774-5114	285	23	12.2	56.5%	257 (90.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,356			$254			$13,102	30.1	37.7	236	31
190462000124	268	Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 13th Ave South	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 444-3720	193	20	9.7	34.7%	182 (94.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$15,770			$267			$15,504	29.4	31.1	261	7
192505001967	269	Ruthven-Ayrshire High School	Public	7-12	1505 Washington St	Ruthven	51358	Palo Alto County	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 837-5212	77	5	15	54.5%	68 (88.3%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$17,561			$361			$17,200	29.1			(n/a)
190999000636	270	Robert Blue School	Public	5-8	1015 NW 2nd St	Eagle Grove	50533	Wright County	Eagle Grove Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 448-4767	271	19	14.3	66.8%	151 (55.7%)	1 (0.4%)	116 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,232			$241			$12,993	29.1	28.5	268	2