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Type
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
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31
Algona Middle School
Public
5-8
601 S. Hale
Algona
50511
Kossuth County
Algona Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 295-7207
413
28
14.7
38.5%
361 (87.4%)
1 (0.2%)
48 (11.6%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$13,366
$258
$13,107
80.8
66.8
101
70
191467002267
32
Interstate 35 Middle School
Public
5-8
405 E North Street
Truro
50257
Madison County
Interstate 35 Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(641) 765-4818
228
12
18.9
25.9%
217 (95.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.1%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
80.6
76.8
51
19
191986001167
33
Mount Ayr High School
Public
7-12
1001 E Columbus St
Mount Ayr
50854
Ringgold County
Mount Ayr Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(641) 464-0510
273
22
12.3
42.1%
249 (91.2%)
2 (0.7%)
11 (4.0%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.6%)
$18,104
$424
$17,680
80.4
69.6
89
56
190369000073
34
Parkview Middle School
Public
6-7
105 NW Pleasant St
Ankeny
50023
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 965-9640
875
61
14.3
18.6%
648 (74.1%)
43 (4.9%)
85 (9.7%)
30 (3.4%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
66 (7.5%)
$13,100
$296
$12,804
80.4
82
27
7
190322001938
35
Akron Westfield Middle School
Public
6-8
850 Kerr Dr
Akron
51001
Plymouth County
Akron Westfield Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 568-2020
130
6
20.4
32.3%
105 (80.8%)
3 (2.3%)
16 (12.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.8%)
$11,535
$186
$11,350
80
73.8
68
33
191416000844
36
Hinton High School
Public
7-12
315 W. Grand
Hinton
51024
Plymouth County
Hinton Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 947-4328
356
23
15.6
16.6%
337 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.2%)
$15,000
$170
$14,830
79.9
74
65
29
191854000725
37
Maquoketa Valley Middle School
Public
6-8
112 Third Street
Delhi
52223
Delaware County
Maquoketa Valley Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(563) 922-9411
147
8
17.7
27.2%
142 (96.6%)
3 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.4%)
$10,472
$273
$10,199
79.7
82.1
26
11
190651000224
38
Holmes Junior High School
Public
7-9
505 Holmes Dr
Cedar Falls
50613
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(319) 553-2650
629
48
13.1
28.3%
536 (85.2%)
24 (3.8%)
16 (2.5%)
11 (1.7%)
2 (0.3%)
3 (0.5%)
37 (5.9%)
$13,002
$245
$12,757
79.6
75.3
59
21
190852002174
39
Dc-G Oak View
Public
7-8
1300 SW County Line Rd
Grimes
50111
Polk County
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(515) 986-0105
565
35
16
19.3%
498 (88.1%)
27 (4.8%)
16 (2.8%)
8 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
14 (2.5%)
$11,541
$246
$11,295
79.6
80.7
34
5
192823001892
40
Underwood Middle School
Public
6-8
601 Third Street
Underwood
51576
Pottawattamie County
Underwood Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
No
(712) 566-2332
206
10
21.3
19.9%
191 (92.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.9%)
$10,797
$41
$10,756
79.3
75.5
56
16
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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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