Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
190792000395	251	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Public	5-12	919 West St	Colo	50056	Story County	Colo-NESCO Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 377-2282	219	21	10.3	43.4%	199 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$15,098	$523	$14,575	35.6	48.1	199	52
190627001561	252	Carlisle Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Scotchridge Rd	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 989-0833	531	41	12.8	33.0%	432 (81.4%)	9 (1.7%)	57 (10.7%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,769	$174	$10,595	35.5	49.4	196	56
191013002201	253	Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Public	7-12	321 W. School St.	Preston	52069	Jackson County	Easton Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 689-4221	211	17	12.6	33.6%	198 (93.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$16,207	$53	$16,154	34.9	15	302	49
191431001390	254	South Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E. Chestnut	Hubbard	50122	Hardin County	Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 864-2211	194	14	13.4	48.5%	169 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$14,746	$171	$14,575	34.9	37	241	13
193183001852	255	Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	208 S Olive	Winfield	52659	Henry County	Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 257-7701	205	15	13.5	48.8%	183 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,857	$210	$12,647	34.8	17.1	295	40
192496001431	256	Rockford Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1460 210th Street	Rockford	50468	Floyd County	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 756-3813	176	16	11.2	47.7%	164 (93.2%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,905	$659	$15,246	34.8	27.2	274	18
191281002118	257	Graettinger-Terril Middle School	Public	6-8	205 S Lincoln Ave	Graettinger	51342	Palo Alto County	Graettinger-Terril Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 859-3286	68	6	11.6	54.4%	64 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	$13,248	$220	$13,029	34.1	21.1	288	31
191470002288	258	ICCSD Pk-12 Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	172	8	21.5	48.3%	82 (47.7%)	42 (24.4%)	20 (11.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.5%)				33.4	43.9	215	43
191275000772	259	Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Idaho	Glidden	51443	Carroll County	Glidden-Ralston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 659-2205	156	14	10.9	30.1%	146 (93.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,790	$292	$18,499	32.8	4.2	321	62
190002402153	260	South Central Calhoun Middle School	Public	4-8	1000 Tonawanda Street	Rockwell City	50579	Calhoun County	South Central Calhoun Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 297-8111	327	23	14.4	46.5%	302 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,463	$414	$11,049	32.8	41.1	226	34

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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)
190792000395	251	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Public	5-12	919 West St	Colo	50056	Story County	Colo-NESCO Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 377-2282	219	21	10.3	43.4%	199 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$15,098			$523			$14,575	35.6	48.1	199	52
190627001561	252	Carlisle Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Scotchridge Rd	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 989-0833	531	41	12.8	33.0%	432 (81.4%)	9 (1.7%)	57 (10.7%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,769			$174			$10,595	35.5	49.4	196	56
191013002201	253	Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Public	7-12	321 W. School St.	Preston	52069	Jackson County	Easton Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 689-4221	211	17	12.6	33.6%	198 (93.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$16,207			$53			$16,154	34.9	15	302	49
191431001390	254	South Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E. Chestnut	Hubbard	50122	Hardin County	Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 864-2211	194	14	13.4	48.5%	169 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$14,746			$171			$14,575	34.9	37	241	13
193183001852	255	Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	208 S Olive	Winfield	52659	Henry County	Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 257-7701	205	15	13.5	48.8%	183 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	19 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,857			$210			$12,647	34.8	17.1	295	40
192496001431	256	Rockford Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1460 210th Street	Rockford	50468	Floyd County	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 756-3813	176	16	11.2	47.7%	164 (93.2%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,905			$659			$15,246	34.8	27.2	274	18
191281002118	257	Graettinger-Terril Middle School	Public	6-8	205 S Lincoln Ave	Graettinger	51342	Palo Alto County	Graettinger-Terril Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 859-3286	68	6	11.6	54.4%	64 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	$13,248			$220			$13,029	34.1	21.1	288	31
191470002288	258	ICCSD Pk-12 Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	172	8	21.5	48.3%	82 (47.7%)	42 (24.4%)	20 (11.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.5%)								33.4	43.9	215	43
191275000772	259	Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Idaho	Glidden	51443	Carroll County	Glidden-Ralston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 659-2205	156	14	10.9	30.1%	146 (93.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,790			$292			$18,499	32.8	4.2	321	62
190002402153	260	South Central Calhoun Middle School	Public	4-8	1000 Tonawanda Street	Rockwell City	50579	Calhoun County	South Central Calhoun Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 297-8111	327	23	14.4	46.5%	302 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,463			$414			$11,049	32.8	41.1	226	34