Middle Schools in Remsen-Union Community School District

Summary:

Remsen-Union Community School District has a single middle school, Remsen-Union Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. The district is ranked 28th out of 313 districts in Iowa and rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is a high-performing school system.

Remsen-Union Middle School stands out as a strong performer, with most grade levels exceeding the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school has shown consistent academic achievement, with only minor fluctuations in proficiency rates between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state average, which could be an area for improvement.

The school's spending per student of $14,070 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, indicating a commitment to investing in the education of its students. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 17.6 in 2023-2024 is relatively low, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. While the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 37.5%, the district's overall high ranking and the middle school's strong academic outcomes suggest a focus on providing quality education to all students within the Remsen-Union Community School District.

District Detail

511 Roosevelt St
Remsen, IA 51050

(712) 786-1101

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 312

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
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
Remsen-Union Middle School	Public	5-8	511 Roosevelt	Remsen	51050	Plymouth County	Remsen-Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 786-1101	189	7	27.0	28.0%	175 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.6%)	72.4	71^st of 344 public middle schools	79.4%		62.3	137^th of 337 public middle schools	59.3%	66	67.9	83.6	78.4	93.9	71.4	83.6	86.5	75.8	64.3	78.8	$14,070	$80	$13,990

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	8.24 mi	4	27^th
Le Mars Community School District	10.07 mi	6	133^rd
MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	12.72 mi	3	12^th
Kingsley-Pierson Community School District	15.43 mi	3	51^st
South O'Brien Community School District	18.14 mi	2	88^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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