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Middle Schools in Johnston Community School District

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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

DistrictJohnston Community School District83^rd of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

1,118

Students

Top rankedSummit Middle School62^nd of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Biggest riser

Summit Middle School up 34 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Johnston Community School District in Iowa is home to one standout middle school, Summit Middle School, which serves 1,135 students in grades 6-7. This school has consistently demonstrated academic excellence, ranking in the top 18% of Iowa middle schools and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Summit Middle School outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests across 6th and 7th grades. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 to 1 and per-student spending of $11,977, the school appears to have the resources and support to provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population, which includes 29.52% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state average, this could be an area for the school to focus on, as reducing chronic absenteeism can have a positive impact on student learning and achievement. Overall, Summit Middle School stands out as a strong performer within the Johnston Community School District, providing a quality education to its students.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Summit Middle School	Public	6-7	9500 Windsor Parkway	Johnston	50131	Polk County	Johnston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 986-0318	1,118	73	15.4	26.0%	747 (66.8%)	113 (10.1%)	80 (7.2%)	123 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	73.8	62^nd of 344 public middle schools	82.0%		68.9	96^th of 337 public middle schools	71.5%	34	83.4	83.3	83.7	80.2	$11,977	$474	$11,503

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Urbandale Community School District	2.98 mi	6	126^th
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	3.03 mi	7	35^th
Des Moines Independent Community School District	4.17 mi	59	306^th
West Des Moines Community School District	4.73 mi	13	216^th
Waukee Community School District	5 mi	20	65^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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