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Best Middle Schools in Center Point, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

School

290

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCenter Point-Urbana Middle School27^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Biggest riser

Center Point-Urbana Middle School up 20 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Center Point, Iowa is home to a single standout middle school, the Center Point-Urbana Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-ranked Center Point-Urbana Community School District. This middle school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top middle schools in the state of Iowa.

Center Point-Urbana Middle School has maintained impressive proficiency rates on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests, with 6th-8th grade students scoring well above the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 80.2%. The school has been ranked 17th out of 334 middle schools in Iowa for the 2022-2023 school year and 27th out of 344 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating its exceptional performance compared to its peers across the state.

While the school's academic excellence is commendable, the chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year may be an area for the school and district to investigate and address. Overall, the Center Point-Urbana Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its students and earning recognition at the state level.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	290	23	12.5	19.0%	275 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	81.4	27^th of 344 public middle schools	92.2%		77.6	47^th of 337 public middle schools	86.1%	20	86.2	87.5	91.7	86.2	81.7	88.1	88.1	$12,542	$448	$12,095

Cities Near Center Point

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Urbana	6.42 mi	1	128^th
Alburnett	7.62 mi	3	98^th
Troy Mills	8.46 mi	3	109^th
Shellsburg	8.88 mi	1	238^th
Robins	10.48 mi	1	76^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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