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Middle Schools in Cardinal Community School District

At a glance

DistrictCardinal Community School District248^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

314

Students

Top rankedCardinal Junior High205^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Cardinal Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Cardinal Junior High, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 301 students. While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, it currently holds a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Science, but lags behind in Mathematics, particularly in the upper grades.

Cardinal Junior High faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 53.16%. The school's spending per student of $11,218 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, but it's unclear how these funds are being utilized and whether they are effectively supporting student outcomes.

Overall, Cardinal Junior High appears to have some areas of strength, such as performance in ELA and Science, but also faces challenges in Mathematics and high chronic absenteeism. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve the school's overall performance and ranking within the state.

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Ranking:

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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
Cardinal Junior High	Public	5-8	4045 Ashland Road	Eldon	52554	Wapello County	Cardinal Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 652-7531	314	18	17.8	60.8%	271 (86.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	48.7	205^th of 344 public middle schools	40.4%		50.7	193^rd of 337 public middle schools	42.7%	12	73.8	75.6	73.0	85.1	67.5	74.4	64.4	75.7	66.3	73.0	$11,218	$698	$10,520

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ottumwa Community School District	9.25 mi	12	299^th
Van Buren County Community School District	11.75 mi	3	235^th
Pekin Community School District	13.99 mi	2	170^th
Fairfield Community School District	14.14 mi	4	187^th
Davis County Community School District	16.79 mi	4	260^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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