Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
193108001813	81	West Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	605 3rd Street NW	State Center	50247	Marshall County	West Marshall Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 483-2165	195	15	13	32.8%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,835	$54	$10,782	71	63.1	120	39
192238001339	82	Paton-Churdan Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	606 Adrian St	Churdan	50050	Greene County	Paton-Churdan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 389-3111	99	3	33	35.4%	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$11,337	$119	$11,218	70.9	67.9	98	16
192679001564	83	South Winneshiek Middle School	Public	5-8	208 E Brooks St	Ossian	52161	Winneshiek County	South Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 532-9365	129	9	14.7	25.6%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,752	$475	$15,278	70.7	32	257	174
192466002262	84	Rock Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1712 20th Ave	Rock Valley	51247	Sioux County	Rock Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 476-2701	174	6	29	48.9%	106 (60.9%)	2 (1.1%)	66 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				70.6	71.5	78	6
190001501485	85	Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School	Public	5-8	120 11th Ave NE	Sibley	51249	Osceola County	Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 754-2542	199	13	14.8	52.8%	139 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (22.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$10,416	$259	$10,157	70	74.2	64	21
190315001986	86	ADM Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Nile Kinnick Dr. S.	Adel	50003	Dallas County	Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 993-3490	343	23	15	20.4%	313 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,460	$110	$10,351	69.9	81.7	31	55
191812001068	87	MFL MarMac Middle School	Public	6-8	918 W. Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 873-2250	187	14	13.7	35.8%	174 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,837	$248	$11,589	69.8	56.5	169	82
193051002116	88	South Middle School	Public	6-7	2350 SE LA Grant Parkway	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-3222	909	61	14.9	25.6%	571 (62.8%)	79 (8.7%)	76 (8.4%)	105 (11.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.4%)	$12,239	$285	$11,954	69.7	63	123	35
190549000174	89	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Jackson St	Brooklyn	52211	Poweshiek County	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 522-7058	265	19	14.2	34.7%	245 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,368	$55	$15,313	69.6	62.5	127	38
190408002261	90	AHSTW Intermediate School	Public	4-8	768 S Maple St	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 343-6364	262	13	19.4	40.8%	235 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,805	$184	$10,621	69.6	60.9	137	47

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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)
193108001813	81	West Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	605 3rd Street NW	State Center	50247	Marshall County	West Marshall Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 483-2165	195	15	13	32.8%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,835			$54			$10,782	71	63.1	120	39
192238001339	82	Paton-Churdan Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	606 Adrian St	Churdan	50050	Greene County	Paton-Churdan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 389-3111	99	3	33	35.4%	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$11,337			$119			$11,218	70.9	67.9	98	16
192679001564	83	South Winneshiek Middle School	Public	5-8	208 E Brooks St	Ossian	52161	Winneshiek County	South Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 532-9365	129	9	14.7	25.6%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,752			$475			$15,278	70.7	32	257	174
192466002262	84	Rock Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1712 20th Ave	Rock Valley	51247	Sioux County	Rock Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 476-2701	174	6	29	48.9%	106 (60.9%)	2 (1.1%)	66 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								70.6	71.5	78	6
190001501485	85	Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School	Public	5-8	120 11th Ave NE	Sibley	51249	Osceola County	Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 754-2542	199	13	14.8	52.8%	139 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (22.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$10,416			$259			$10,157	70	74.2	64	21
190315001986	86	ADM Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Nile Kinnick Dr. S.	Adel	50003	Dallas County	Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 993-3490	343	23	15	20.4%	313 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,460			$110			$10,351	69.9	81.7	31	55
191812001068	87	MFL MarMac Middle School	Public	6-8	918 W. Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 873-2250	187	14	13.7	35.8%	174 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$11,837			$248			$11,589	69.8	56.5	169	82
193051002116	88	South Middle School	Public	6-7	2350 SE LA Grant Parkway	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-3222	909	61	14.9	25.6%	571 (62.8%)	79 (8.7%)	76 (8.4%)	105 (11.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.4%)	$12,239			$285			$11,954	69.7	63	123	35
190549000174	89	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Jackson St	Brooklyn	52211	Poweshiek County	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 522-7058	265	19	14.2	34.7%	245 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,368			$55			$15,313	69.6	62.5	127	38
190408002261	90	AHSTW Intermediate School	Public	4-8	768 S Maple St	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 343-6364	262	13	19.4	40.8%	235 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,805			$184			$10,621	69.6	60.9	137	47