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Middle Schools in West Lyon Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictWest Lyon Community School District58^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

128

Students

Top rankedWest Lyon Junior High School93^rd of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Summary:

The West Lyon Community School District in Iowa has one standout middle school, West Lyon Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. This school is ranked in the top 27% of Iowa middle schools and has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 years, indicating its strong academic performance and quality educational programs.

West Lyon Junior High School students significantly outperform the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 82.8% of 7th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 74.9% statewide, and 87.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in Math compared to 74.4% across Iowa. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than ideal but not an outlier, and its student-teacher ratio of 22.2 to 1 allows for more individualized attention. The school's spending per student of $8,361 in 2018-2019 suggests adequate funding and resources to support its educational programs.

Overall, West Lyon Community School District and its lone middle school, West Lyon Junior High School, are performing well above average, ranking in the top tier of Iowa's middle schools and providing a quality education to their students.

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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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th 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
West Lyon Junior High School	Public	7-8	1787 182nd Street	Inwood	51240	Lyon County	West Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 753-4917	128	6	21.5	28.9%	112 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	68.5	93^rd of 344 public middle schools	73.0%		76.7	52^nd of 337 public middle schools	84.6%	41	82.8	78.5	82.8	87.7	80.0	$8,361	$50	$8,311

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Lyon Community School District	13.25 mi	2	15^th
Rock Valley Community School District	14.53 mi	4	95^th
Boyden-Hull Community School District	20.38 mi	2	128^th
George-Little Rock Community School District	22.21 mi	3	105^th
Sioux Center Community School District	24.85 mi	5	173^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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