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Best Middle Schools in Story 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

2,632

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGilbert Middle School2^nd of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Biggest riser

Nevada Middle School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ames Middle School 14.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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 (2025)	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
Ames Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 Mortensen Road	Ames	50014	Story County	Ames Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 268-2400	1,033	70	14.7	31.2%	642 (62.1%)	103 (10.0%)	129 (12.5%)	77 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (7.6%)	59.1	147^th of 344 public middle schools	57.3%		55.5	169^th of 337 public middle schools	49.9%	22		81.0	70.5	87.6		82.0	73.4	77.6		74.4	$11,412	$258	$11,154
Ballard Middle School	Public	6-8	509 N Main Ave	Huxley	50124	Story County	Ballard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 597-2815	418	28	15.1	17.7%	387 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	79	35^th of 344 public middle schools	89.8%		71	80^th of 337 public middle schools	76.3%	45		88.5	88.2	82.6		89.9	90.6	83.3		82.6	$13,142	$46	$13,096
Gilbert Middle School	Public	6-8	201 E. Mathews	Gilbert	50105	Story County	Gilbert Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 232-0540	408	26	15.4	9.3%	347 (85.0%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.9%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	91.8	2^nd of 344 public middle schools	99.4%		92.3	2^nd of 337 public middle schools	99.4%			92.0	98.4	97.1		90.5	92.9	92.9		92.9	$12,292	$237	$12,056
Nevada Middle School	Public	5-8	1035 15th St	Nevada	50201	Story County	Nevada Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 382-2751	442	30	14.7	42.1%	359 (81.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	75.5	52^nd of 344 public middle schools	84.9%		67.9	104^th of 337 public middle schools	69.1%	52	84.8	84.5	77.7	89.6	88.4	83.3	86.0	86.7	81.3	84.0	$12,308	$518	$11,790
Roland-Story Middle School	Public	5-8	206 S Main St	Roland	50236	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 388-4348	331	20	16.2	20.5%	304 (91.8%)	7 (2.1%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	83.1	22^nd of 344 public middle schools	93.6%		91.1	3^rd of 337 public middle schools	99.1%	19	81.7	84.6	87.9	92.4	87.1	88.5	86.4	87.0	74.2	87.9	$10,323	$139	$10,183

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.