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Middle Schools in Spirit Lake Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictSpirit Lake Community School District82^nd of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

379

Students

Top rankedSpirit Lake Middle School124^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Spirit Lake Community School District in Iowa is home to a single middle school, Spirit Lake Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 22% of Iowa middle schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.

Spirit Lake Middle School's students consistently outperform their peers statewide in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 81.4% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 80.2% statewide. The school's per-student spending of $12,257 and student-teacher ratio of 15.3 to 1 are both higher than the state averages, potentially contributing to its academic success. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is slightly higher than the state average, it remains an area for potential improvement.

Overall, Spirit Lake Community School District can be proud of the strong performance of Spirit Lake Middle School, which has consistently demonstrated its ability to provide a high-quality education to its students and prepare them for academic success.

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Ranking:

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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
Spirit Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	609 28th St	Spirit Lake	51360	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 336-1370	379	24	15.9	28.5%	338 (89.2%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	62.5	124^th of 344 public middle schools	64.0%		72.3	73^rd of 337 public middle schools	78.3%	51	72.4	79.8	80.4	81.4	77.6	83.3	75.3	80.2	61.2	75.6	$12,257	$62	$12,195

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Okoboji Community School District	6.89 mi	3	115^th
Graettinger-Terril Community School District	9.92 mi	3	276^th
Harris-Lake Park Community School District	11.32 mi	2	154^th
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District	13.91 mi	3	286^th
Spencer Community School District	18.17 mi	5	100^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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