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Best Middle Schools in Sully, IA

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At a glance

School

121

Students

Top rankedLynnville-Sully Middle School53^rd of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Sully, Iowa is home to a single outstanding middle school, Lynnville-Sully Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, placing 7th out of 337 Iowa middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 6th out of 334 in 2022-2023, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lynnville-Sully Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with 97.1% of 8th graders proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics in 2024-2025, significantly outpacing the state averages of 80.2% and 74.4% respectively. The school also boasts a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average. Additionally, the Lynnville-Sully Community School District that the middle school is a part of is also highly ranked, at 20th out of 313 districts in Iowa and rated 5 stars.

With a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 to 1 in 2023-2024 and a spending per student of $10,764 in 2018-2019, Lynnville-Sully Middle School appears to be providing a well-resourced and supportive learning environment for its 128 students. While 26.56% of the students receive free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school's exceptional academic performance suggests it is effectively supporting the needs of all its students, regardless of their background.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Public	6-8	12476 Hwy F62 E	Sully	50251	Jasper County	Lynnville-Sully Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 594-4445	121	7	16.1	22.3%	114 (94.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	75.3	53^rd of 344 public middle schools	84.6%		90	7^th of 337 public middle schools	97.9%	46	81.1	87.2	97.1	83.8	70.2	97.1	85.3	$10,764	$205	$10,559

Cities Near Sully

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pella	12.02 mi	6	26^th
Grinnell	12.52 mi	4	134^th
New Sharon	12.9 mi	2	112^th
Newton	13.05 mi	6	336^th
Monroe	13.88 mi	2	197^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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