Middle Schools in Charles City Community School District

Summary:

The Charles City Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Charles City Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking between 191 and 247 out of 334-344 Iowa middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles City Middle School faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science generally lower than the state averages, except for 8th-grade ELA. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 56% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the student population.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,525, its academic performance and attendance issues suggest there may be room for improvement. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of these challenges and develop strategies to address them and support the success of Charles City Middle School students.

District Detail

1204 1st Avenue
Charles City, IA 50616

(641) 257-6500

SchoolDigger Rank:
282^nd of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,344

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Charles City Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 1st Ave.	Charles City	50616	Floyd County	Charles City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 257-6530	386	24	15.8	52.1%	291 (75.4%)	38 (9.8%)	25 (6.5%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	45.6	222^nd of 344 public middle schools	35.5%		37.5	247^th of 337 public middle schools	26.7%	25	58.9	69.0	71.4	89.2	61.5	70.8	63.3	75.3	57.8	74.2	$12,525	$389	$12,137

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nashua-Plainfield Community School District	9.66 mi	2	156^th
North Butler Community School District	13.36 mi	4	196^th
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Community School District	13.96 mi	2	203^rd
New Hampton Community School District	16.59 mi	3	112^th
Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	16.77 mi	6

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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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