Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
190861000493	241	Davis County Middle School	Public	5-8	500 E North St	Bloomfield	52537	Davis County	Davis County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 664-2200	342	17	20.4	53.8%	317 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,065	$358	$10,707	38.5	32.5	254	13
190495000668	242	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1301 Berdan St	Eddyville	52553	Wapello County	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 969-4288	425	31	13.6	33.9%	404 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,907	$211	$11,695	38.4	31.7	258	16
191125000674	243	ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School	Public	6-12	4114 Madison St	Elk Horn	51531	Shelby County	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 764-4616	188	19	9.8	53.7%	180 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,108	$422	$14,686	38.2	36.9	242	1
190654000261	244	Taft Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 E Ave NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2243	596	40	14.7	40.1%	402 (67.4%)	82 (13.8%)	42 (7.0%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	$15,361	$386	$14,975	38.2	49.9	192	52
190798000398	245	Columbus Community Junior High School	Public	7-8	1004 Colton St	Columbus Junction	52738	Louisa County	Columbus Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 728-2233	97	4	24	72.2%	30 (30.9%)	2 (2.1%)	54 (55.7%)	9 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$11,044	$149	$10,894	37.9	41.3	225	20
191710001001	246	North Cedar Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 Ball Street	Clarence	52216	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 452-3179	273	28	9.9	42.9%	252 (92.3%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$14,536	$158	$14,377	37.8	20.1	290	44
190708000320	247	Charles City Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 1st Ave.	Charles City	50616	Floyd County	Charles City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 257-6530	378	27	13.9	56.1%	289 (76.5%)	31 (8.2%)	29 (7.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$12,525	$389	$12,137	37.5	49.9	191	56
191470000901	248	Southeast Junior High School	Public	7-8	2501 Bradford Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1070	853	56	15.2	49.6%	423 (49.6%)	172 (20.2%)	181 (21.2%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.7%)	$13,848	$402	$13,446	36.9	25.4	280	32
191458000866	249	Independence Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 20th Ave SW	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 334-7405	724	44	16.3	34.7%	661 (91.3%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$15,700	$579	$15,121	36.4	52.3	181	68
190855000455	250	Danville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	419 South Main Street	Danville	52623	Des Moines County	Danville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 392-4222	305	20	15	37.7%	274 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$12,852	$127	$12,724	36.3	35.6	245	5

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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.
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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)
190861000493	241	Davis County Middle School	Public	5-8	500 E North St	Bloomfield	52537	Davis County	Davis County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 664-2200	342	17	20.4	53.8%	317 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,065			$358			$10,707	38.5	32.5	254	13
190495000668	242	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1301 Berdan St	Eddyville	52553	Wapello County	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 969-4288	425	31	13.6	33.9%	404 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,907			$211			$11,695	38.4	31.7	258	16
191125000674	243	ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School	Public	6-12	4114 Madison St	Elk Horn	51531	Shelby County	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 764-4616	188	19	9.8	53.7%	180 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,108			$422			$14,686	38.2	36.9	242	1
190654000261	244	Taft Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 E Ave NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2243	596	40	14.7	40.1%	402 (67.4%)	82 (13.8%)	42 (7.0%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.4%)	$15,361			$386			$14,975	38.2	49.9	192	52
190798000398	245	Columbus Community Junior High School	Public	7-8	1004 Colton St	Columbus Junction	52738	Louisa County	Columbus Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 728-2233	97	4	24	72.2%	30 (30.9%)	2 (2.1%)	54 (55.7%)	9 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$11,044			$149			$10,894	37.9	41.3	225	20
191710001001	246	North Cedar Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 Ball Street	Clarence	52216	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 452-3179	273	28	9.9	42.9%	252 (92.3%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$14,536			$158			$14,377	37.8	20.1	290	44
190708000320	247	Charles City Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 1st Ave.	Charles City	50616	Floyd County	Charles City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 257-6530	378	27	13.9	56.1%	289 (76.5%)	31 (8.2%)	29 (7.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$12,525			$389			$12,137	37.5	49.9	191	56
191470000901	248	Southeast Junior High School	Public	7-8	2501 Bradford Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1070	853	56	15.2	49.6%	423 (49.6%)	172 (20.2%)	181 (21.2%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.7%)	$13,848			$402			$13,446	36.9	25.4	280	32
191458000866	249	Independence Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 20th Ave SW	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 334-7405	724	44	16.3	34.7%	661 (91.3%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$15,700			$579			$15,121	36.4	52.3	181	68
190855000455	250	Danville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	419 South Main Street	Danville	52623	Des Moines County	Danville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 392-4222	305	20	15	37.7%	274 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$12,852			$127			$12,724	36.3	35.6	245	5