Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
193168001845	41	Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 W Walnut	Williamsburg	52361	Iowa County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 668-1050	605	46	13	26.3%	534 (88.3%)	6 (1.0%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$16,498	$352	$16,147	79.2	76.6	52	11
192091002095	42	North Polk Middle School	Public	6-8	315 NE 141st Ave.	Alleman	50007	Polk County	North Polk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 984-3400	455	26	17.4	9.5%	429 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,145	$144	$11,001	78.5	88	8	34
192598001475	43	Sheldon Middle School	Public	5-8	310 23rd Avenue	Sheldon	51201	O'Brien County	Sheldon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 324-4346	320	23	14	46.6%	228 (71.3%)	10 (3.1%)	69 (21.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	$13,653	$708	$12,945	78	84.2	21	22
193054002163	44	Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Heritage Way	Waverly	50677	Bremer County	Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 352-3632	699	52	13.5	22.0%	632 (90.4%)	17 (2.4%)	25 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$11,433	$283	$11,149	77.9	81	32	12
191782001025	45	Louisa-Muscatine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14354 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 726-3421	361	27	13.4	42.4%	313 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,806	$347	$15,458	77.8	60.1	144	99
193051001743	46	Waukee Middle School	Public	6-7	905 S. Warrior Lane	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-5177	1,069	68	15.7	12.1%	834 (78.0%)	42 (3.9%)	79 (7.4%)	62 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	$11,676	$209	$11,466	77.7	84.3	19	27
190666002041	47	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Public	6-8	613 Summit Street	Center Point	52213	Linn County	Center Point-Urbana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 849-1102	337	24	13.8	16.3%	316 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,542	$448	$12,095	77.6	84.4	17	30
192559001891	48	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Public	6-8	208 Port Neal Road	Sergeant Bluff	51054	Woodbury County	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 943-4235	369	21	17.6	29.8%	293 (79.4%)	18 (4.9%)	32 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	$12,093	$755	$11,338	77.5	78.3	47	1
190957000628	49	Boyer Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1102 Iowa Ave	Dunlap	51529	Harrison County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 643-2258	220	15	14.3	40.5%	198 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,318	$543	$13,775	77	54.3	177	128
193147001837	50	Westwood High School	Public	7-12	1000 Rebel Way	Sloan	51055	Woodbury County	Westwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 428-3303	289	15	19.8	35.6%	244 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$14,922	$125	$14,797	77	45.5	207	157

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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)
193168001845	41	Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 W Walnut	Williamsburg	52361	Iowa County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 668-1050	605	46	13	26.3%	534 (88.3%)	6 (1.0%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$16,498			$352			$16,147	79.2	76.6	52	11
192091002095	42	North Polk Middle School	Public	6-8	315 NE 141st Ave.	Alleman	50007	Polk County	North Polk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 984-3400	455	26	17.4	9.5%	429 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,145			$144			$11,001	78.5	88	8	34
192598001475	43	Sheldon Middle School	Public	5-8	310 23rd Avenue	Sheldon	51201	O'Brien County	Sheldon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 324-4346	320	23	14	46.6%	228 (71.3%)	10 (3.1%)	69 (21.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	$13,653			$708			$12,945	78	84.2	21	22
193054002163	44	Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Heritage Way	Waverly	50677	Bremer County	Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 352-3632	699	52	13.5	22.0%	632 (90.4%)	17 (2.4%)	25 (3.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$11,433			$283			$11,149	77.9	81	32	12
191782001025	45	Louisa-Muscatine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14354 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 726-3421	361	27	13.4	42.4%	313 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,806			$347			$15,458	77.8	60.1	144	99
193051001743	46	Waukee Middle School	Public	6-7	905 S. Warrior Lane	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-5177	1,069	68	15.7	12.1%	834 (78.0%)	42 (3.9%)	79 (7.4%)	62 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	$11,676			$209			$11,466	77.7	84.3	19	27
190666002041	47	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Public	6-8	613 Summit Street	Center Point	52213	Linn County	Center Point-Urbana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 849-1102	337	24	13.8	16.3%	316 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$12,542			$448			$12,095	77.6	84.4	17	30
192559001891	48	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Public	6-8	208 Port Neal Road	Sergeant Bluff	51054	Woodbury County	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 943-4235	369	21	17.6	29.8%	293 (79.4%)	18 (4.9%)	32 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	$12,093			$755			$11,338	77.5	78.3	47	1
190957000628	49	Boyer Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1102 Iowa Ave	Dunlap	51529	Harrison County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 643-2258	220	15	14.3	40.5%	198 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$14,318			$543			$13,775	77	54.3	177	128
193147001837	50	Westwood High School	Public	7-12	1000 Rebel Way	Sloan	51055	Woodbury County	Westwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 428-3303	289	15	19.8	35.6%	244 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$14,922			$125			$14,797	77	45.5	207	157