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Middle Schools in Van Meter Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictVan Meter Community School District3^rd of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

252

Students

5-star school

Top rankedVan Meter Middle School6^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The Van Meter Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Van Meter Community School District in Iowa. This standout institution consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, delivering exceptional academic performance across multiple subject areas.

Van Meter Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high proficiency rates, which significantly outpace the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 88.8% to 95.3% in English Language Arts and 88.8% to 94.7% in Mathematics, far surpassing the state averages of 72.8% to 80.2% and 71.8% to 74.4%, respectively. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 89.5% in 2024-2025 also exceeds the state average of 70.5%. This consistent high performance has earned Van Meter Middle School a statewide ranking of 4th out of 334 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 6th out of 344 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

The excellence of Van Meter Middle School is further reflected in the strong performance of the Van Meter Community School District, which is ranked 3rd out of 313 school districts in Iowa and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year indicates a high level of student engagement and attendance, contributing to the overall success of the institution.

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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/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 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
Van Meter Middle School	Public	6-8	520 1st Ave	Van Meter	50261	Dallas County	Van Meter Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 996-2221	252	8	33.1	6.7%	237 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	90.1	6^th of 344 public middle schools	98.3%		90.1	6^th of 337 public middle schools	98.2%		91.0	95.3	94.7	88.8	91.9	94.7	89.5	$7,390	$259	$7,131

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District	2.96 mi	5	11^th
Waukee Community School District	4.56 mi	20	65^th
Earlham Community School District	9.13 mi	3	44^th
West Des Moines Community School District	9.33 mi	13	216^th
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	10.26 mi	7	35^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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