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)
191329000415	1	Grundy Center Middle School	Public	5-8	1006 M Ave	Grundy Center	50638	Grundy County	Grundy Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 825-5464	212	16	13.3	20.8%	205 (96.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,086			$134			$11,952	93.3	91.5	3	2
191251001471	2	Gilbert Middle School	Public	6-8	201 E. Mathews	Gilbert	50105	Story County	Gilbert Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 232-0540	409	25	16.1	7.8%	352 (86.1%)	9 (2.2%)	21 (5.1%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$12,292			$237			$12,056	92.3	90.9	5	3
192487001424	3	Roland-Story Middle School	Public	5-8	206 S Main St	Roland	50236	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 388-4348	317	20	16	23.3%	276 (87.1%)	8 (2.5%)	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$10,323			$139			$10,183	91.1	82.8	23	20
190894000513	4	Denver Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Longview Drive	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 984-6041	207	10	21	14.5%	199 (96.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,191			$24			$9,168	90.4	92.4	1	3
192181001299	5	Orient-Macksburg Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 S. School Street	Orient	50858	Adair County	Orient-Macksburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 352-4800	66	0		65.2%	61 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$15,650			$175			$15,474	90.3	28.2	270	265
192901002244	6	Van Meter Middle School	Public	6-8	520 1st Ave	Van Meter	50261	Dallas County	Van Meter Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 996-2221	227	6	39.1	5.3%	207 (91.2%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$7,390			$259			$7,131	90.1	91.3	4	2
191803001994	7	Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Public	6-8	12476 Hwy F62 E	Sully	50251	Jasper County	Lynnville-Sully Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 594-4445	117	8	14	21.4%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,764			$205			$10,559	90	88.8	6	1
192311001361	8	Pleasant Valley Junior High School	Public	7-8	3501 Wisconsin Street	LeClaire	52753	Scott County	Pleasant Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 332-0200	856	53	16	11.8%	649 (75.8%)	27 (3.2%)	52 (6.1%)	94 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.7%)	$10,678			$189			$10,489	89.9	88	9	1
192004001178	9	Mount Vernon Middle School	Public	5-8	525 Palisades Road SW	Mount Vernon	52314	Linn County	Mount Vernon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 895-6254	397	26	15.2	17.4%	354 (89.2%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$12,017			$516			$11,501	89.6	88.4	7	2
190456000120	10	Bedford High School	Public	6-12	906 Pennsylvania St	Bedford	50833	Taylor County	Bedford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 523-2656	243	22	11.1	35.4%	232 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$15,158			$335			$14,824	88.7	84.3	18	8

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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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