Middle Schools in Dike-New Hartford Community School District

Summary:

The Dike-New Hartford Junior High School is the sole middle school in the Dike-New Hartford Community School District located in Iowa. This standout school consistently ranks in the top 30-35% of Iowa middle schools, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Dike-New Hartford Junior High School boasts a statewide ranking of 43 out of 344 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and the Dike-New Hartford Community School District is ranked 17 out of 313 districts in Iowa, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's strong academic results, with 94.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 80.2%, demonstrate its commitment to providing a high-quality education for its students.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is slightly higher than the national average, its free and reduced-price lunch rate of 20.63% is lower than the national average, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The school district's higher-than-average spending per student and slightly higher student-teacher ratio indicate a significant investment in resources to support the school's academic excellence and continuous improvement over the years.

District Detail

330 Main St
Dike, IA 50624

(319) 989-2552

SchoolDigger Rank:
17^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 957

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Dike-New Hartford Junior High School	Public	6-8	508 Beaver	New Hartford	50660	Butler County	Dike-New Hartford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 983-2206	210	11	18.3	22.9%	195 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	77	43^rd of 344 public middle schools	87.5%					(n/a)	78.9	89.3	94.4	70.2	80.0	93.1	91.7	$12,362	$276	$12,086

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cedar Falls Community School District	7.91 mi	10	69^th
Hudson Community School District	9.94 mi	3	41^st
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District	10.26 mi	5
Grundy Center Community School District	10.65 mi	3	33^rd
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	10.66 mi	4	67^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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