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)
190369002139	61	Prairie Ridge Middle School	Public	6-7	1010 NW Prairie Ridge Dr	Ankeny	50023	Polk County	Ankeny Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 965-9705	1,025	64	16	16.3%	832 (81.2%)	41 (4.0%)	74 (7.2%)	28 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.6%)	$12,721			$191			$12,529	75.7	80.1	39	22
191722001005	62	Excelsior Middle School	Public	7-8	3555 N 10th St	Marion	52302	Linn County	Linn-Mar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 447-3130	617	46	13.2	27.6%	508 (82.3%)	28 (4.5%)	29 (4.7%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$13,096			$300			$12,796	75.4	71.8	75	13
190339000039	63	Waukon Middle School	Public	6-8	1059 3rd Ave NW	Waukon	52172	Allamakee County	Allamakee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 568-6321	270	15	18	39.3%	254 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,897			$798			$12,099	74.8	80.7	35	28
193201001866	64	Woodward-Granger Middle School	Public	6-8	306 W 3rd St	Woodward	50276	Dallas County	Woodward-Granger Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 438-4263	208	12	17.9	17.3%	200 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,033			$616			$16,417	74.4	70.6	83	19
192034001922	65	New Hampton Middle School	Public	5-8	710 W Main	New Hampton	50659	Chickasaw County	New Hampton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 394-2134	279	20	14.2	33.7%	248 (88.9%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,247			$232			$13,015	74.4	71.7	76	11
193135000205	66	Drexler Middle School	Public	6-8	405 3rd Ave NE	Farley	52046	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9457	655	48	13.6	27.2%	604 (92.2%)	14 (2.1%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$11,457			$287			$11,171	74.3	58.9	154	88
191725001009	67	Lisbon Secondary	Public	7-12	235 W School St	Lisbon	52253	Linn County	Lisbon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 455-2106	304	22	13.8	21.1%	285 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,740			$76			$18,664	73.2			(n/a)
190309002236	68	Adair-Casey Junior High School	Public	7-8	3384 Indigo Ave.	Adair	50002	Adair County	Adair-Casey Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 746-2241	103	12	8.4	33.0%	89 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$15,173			$293			$14,879	73.2	62.2	128	60
191518000914	69	Janesville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	505 Barrick Rd	Janesville	50647	Bremer County	Janesville Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 987-2581	237	12	20.2	23.2%	226 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$12,726			$87			$12,639	73.2	70.5	84	15
191488000912	70	IKM-Manning Middle School	Public	4-8	209 10th St	Manning	51455	Carroll County	IKM-Manning Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 655-3781	284	14	19.7	35.2%	261 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,934			$438			$9,496	73	73.6	70

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences