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)
192640001505	231	East Middle School	Public	6-8	5401 Lorraine Ave	Sioux City	51106	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 274-4030	1,067	74	14.4	64.7%	583 (54.6%)	76 (7.1%)	303 (28.4%)	17 (1.6%)	10 (0.9%)	17 (1.6%)	61 (5.7%)	$13,321			$647			$12,675	41.4	44.1	213	18
191347000814	232	Hampton-Dumont Middle School	Public	5-8	601 12th Ave NE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 456-4735	363	26	14.2	57.9%	204 (56.2%)	1 (0.3%)	147 (40.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,453			$617			$12,838	41.2	59.7	148	84
192121001271	233	Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School	Public	6-12	704 7th Street North	Northwood	50459	Worth County	Northwood-Kensett Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 324-2142	273	21	12.8	36.6%	229 (83.9%)	6 (2.2%)	28 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$13,460			$270			$13,190	40.4	71	80	153
191563000933	234	Keokuk Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Orleans Avenue	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 524-3737	377	29	13.1	59.7%	317 (84.1%)	14 (3.7%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	$14,473			$634			$13,839	40.1	33.4	250	16
190465000129	235	Bellevue High School	Public	6-12	1601 State St	Bellevue	52031	Jackson County	Bellevue Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 872-4001	362	23	15.5	25.7%	344 (95.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,569			$264			$11,304	40	28.3	269	34
191344002235	236	Hamburg Middle School	Public	6-8	309 S St	Hamburg	51640	Fremont County	Hamburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 382-2017	40	3	14.8	70.0%	35 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,731			$1,269			$23,462	39.5	40.8	227	9
192949001684	237	WACO High School	Public	7-12	706 N Pearl	Wayland	52654	Henry County	Waco Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 256-6200	215	20	10.6	41.4%	193 (89.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$15,055			$394			$14,661	39	56.4	170	67
193192001862	238	Woodbine High School	Public	5-12	501 Weare St	Woodbine	51579	Harrison County	Woodbine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 647-2227	284	21	13.3	38.0%	268 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,588			$209			$15,379	39	39	232	6
191989001173	239	Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	414 N Adams	Mount Pleasant	52641	Henry County	Mount Pleasant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 385-7730	406	32	12.7	49.0%	322 (79.3%)	8 (2.0%)	45 (11.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$12,356			$56			$12,300	39	34.8	247	8
191521000919	240	Greene County Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Ram Drive	Jefferson	50129	Greene County	Greene County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 386-8126	346	25	13.7	48.8%	300 (86.7%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$14,610			$397			$14,213	38.9	42.1	222	18

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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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