Best Public Schools in Oxford Junction, IA

Summary:

Oxford Junction, Iowa is home to a single school, Midland Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Midland Community School District. While the school has some strong performance metrics, such as high proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subjects, it also faces significant challenges, including a low overall SchoolDigger rating and a high chronic absenteeism rate.

Midland Elementary has 198 students enrolled and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6, slightly lower than the state average. The school's spending per student is $15,415, higher than the state average, but it's unclear whether this additional funding is being used effectively to improve student outcomes. The school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 43.43%, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Midland Elementary's performance on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) is mixed, with some areas of strength, such as 3rd grade math (96.4% proficient or better), and some areas of weakness, such as 4th grade English Language Arts (47.5% proficient or better). The school's SchoolDigger ranking has declined over the past three years, from 272 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 405 out of 565 in 2022-2023, with a corresponding drop in its star rating from 3 to 1. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is high at 21.6%, significantly above the state average.

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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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 3rd Ave North	Oxford Junction	52323	Jones County	Midland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 259-5340	236	16	14.6	43.6%	214 (90.7%)	10 (4.2%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	58.5	272^nd of 576 public elementary schools	52.8%		51.3	320^th of 557 public elementary schools	42.5%	48	89.3	47.5	71.4	96.4	70.7	89.3	71.4	$15,415	$1,017	$14,398

Cities Near Oxford Junction

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wyoming	5.05 mi	1	348^th
Olin	8.29 mi	1
Clarence	8.4 mi	2	392^nd
Lowden	9.3 mi	1	83^rd
Wheatland	12.78 mi	1	295^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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