Middle Schools in Lamoni Community School District

Summary:

The Lamoni Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Lamoni Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 159 out of 344 Iowa middle schools in 2024-2025 to 279 out of 337 in 2023-2024.

Lamoni Middle School's academic performance on the ISASP tests has been mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the state average and others below. The school's 6th and 8th grade students scored significantly higher than the state average in English Language Arts, while 7th grade students scored slightly below. In Mathematics, 7th grade students scored higher than the state average, but 6th and 8th grade students scored lower. In Science, 8th grade students scored significantly higher than the state average.

The school has a relatively small student population of 65 students and a high percentage (60%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a low-income student population. The school district's per-student spending is higher than the state average, but the school's small size and high poverty rate may present both challenges and opportunities in terms of resources, support systems, and overall educational outcomes.

District Detail

202 N Walnut St
Lamoni, IA 50140

(641) 784-3351

SchoolDigger Rank:
254^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 335

Primary Schools: 1
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 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
Lamoni Middle School	Public	6-8	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 784-3351	63	4	16.3	61.9%	50 (79.4%)	1 (1.6%)	9 (14.3%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	57.1	159^th of 344 public middle schools	53.8%		27.1	279^th of 337 public middle schools	17.2%	120	83.3	73.9	82.4	72.2	78.3	70.6	82.4	$12,249	$121	$12,128

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Decatur Community School District	12.57 mi	3	184^th
Mount Ayr Community School District	16.57 mi	2	55^th
Diagonal Community School District	24.83 mi	2	311^th
Mormon Trail Community School District	27.85 mi	2	291^st
Murray Community School District	28.68 mi	2	243^rd

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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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