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Best Middle Schools in Cherokee County, 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

Schools

557

Students

Districts

Top rankedAlta-Aurelia Middle School113^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Alta-Aurelia Middle School

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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 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alta-Aurelia Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Ash St	Aurelia	51005	Cherokee County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 434-5595	228	18	12.3	34.6%	175 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.8%)	65.7	113^th of 344 public middle schools	67.2%					(n/a)	81.0	73.8	89.3	93.3	69.0	60.0	83.9	93.3	81.0	82.2	$11,152	$94	$11,058
Cherokee Middle School	Public	5-8	206 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 225-6750	329	26	12.6	45.3%	276 (83.9%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	53.5	179^th of 344 public middle schools	48.0%		62.3	138^th of 337 public middle schools	59.1%	41	77.2	71.9	63.4	90.9	91.1	78.7	67.1	85.7	84.8	77.9	$9,857	$255	$9,602

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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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