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Best Public Schools in Early, IA

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Top rankedSchaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School119^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Early, Iowa has a single middle school, Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Schaller-Crestland Community School District and has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Iowa middle schools over the past three years.

Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Iowa middle schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science were generally higher than the state averages, with some exceptions in 6th grade ELA and 8th grade ELA. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 50.35%, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.9, which is slightly lower than the state average.

The school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,560 for the 2018-2019 school year suggests it has access to adequate resources and funding, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are a few areas where proficiency rates fall below the state average, and the school may want to investigate these areas and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

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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
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Main	Early	50535	Sac County	Schaller-Crestland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 273-5192	126	8	14.8	42.1%	103 (81.7%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	64.7	119^th of 344 public middle schools	65.4%		64.7	117^th of 337 public middle schools	65.3%	2	58.8	83.9	83.7	76.5	82.1	83.7	75.5	$13,560	$806	$12,754

Cities Near Early

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sac City	5.09 mi	1	148^th
Lake View	10.15 mi	1	287^th
Schaller	10.86 mi	1	39^th
Newell	11.49 mi	3	339^th
Odebolt	13.03 mi	2	191^st

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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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