Best Middle Schools in Iowa

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Iowa middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Iowa test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISASP test scores by the Iowa Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 344)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	300 20th ST NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2452	469	34	13.8	58.6%	271 (57.8%)	93 (19.8%)	39 (8.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.9%)	$15,204			$665			$14,539	17.3	18	298	3		190654000239
302	Clarke Community Middle School	Public	6-8	800 One Tribe Drive	Osceola	50213	Clarke County	Clarke Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 342-4221	289	25	11.6	57.4%	146 (50.5%)	3 (1.0%)	131 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$10,766			$142			$10,625	17.2	28.9	271	31		190741000350
303	North Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 Outer Dr N	Sioux City	51108	Woodbury County	Sioux City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 279-6804	1,136	73	15.6	97.2%	386 (34.0%)	134 (11.8%)	459 (40.4%)	40 (3.5%)	27 (2.4%)	21 (1.8%)	69 (6.1%)	$12,644			$460			$12,184	17.1	19.8	295	8		192640001287
304	GMG Secondary School	Public	7-12	306 Park Street	Garwin	50632	Tama County	GMG Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 499-2005	205	19	10.9	51.2%	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$14,599			$177			$14,421	16.9	23.4	285	19		190006000179
305	John R Mott Junior/High School	Public	7-12	314 W Post	Postville	52162	Allamakee County	Postville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 864-7652	342	31	11.1	78.9%	77 (22.5%)	15 (4.4%)	247 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,210			$413			$13,796	16.9	15.1	307	2		192334001378
306	Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	208 S Olive	Winfield	52659	Henry County	Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 257-7701	198	15	13.1	51.0%	179 (90.4%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,857			$210			$12,647	16.4	34.8	255	51		193183001852
307	Sudlow Middle School	Public	6-8	1414 E Locust St	Davenport	52803	Scott County	Davenport Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 445-5150	734	53	13.9	48.8%	335 (45.6%)	187 (25.5%)	123 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.2%)	$12,362			$587			$11,775	15.9	16.4	304	3		190858000482
308	Robert Blue School	Public	5-8	1015 NW 2nd St	Eagle Grove	50533	Wright County	Eagle Grove Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 448-4767	268	22	12.2	65.3%	129 (48.1%)	1 (0.4%)	131 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,232			$241			$12,993	15.5	29.1	270	38		190999000636
309	Fort Dodge Middle School	Public	6-8	800 North 32nd Street	Fort Dodge	50501	Webster County	Fort Dodge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 574-5691	765	45	17	55.3%	511 (66.8%)	57 (7.5%)	122 (15.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.0%)	$14,693			$1,115			$13,578	14.3	21.6	291	18		191182002197
310	Bunger Middle School	Public	6-8	157 S Roosevelt Rd	Evansdale	50707	Black Hawk County	Waterloo Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 433-2550	440	35	12.5	74.5%	186 (42.3%)	81 (18.4%)	103 (23.4%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.5%)	40 (9.1%)	$14,500			$895			$13,604	13.9	17.8	301	9		193048000586

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Iowa

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 20, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

A high school boy doing homework on a laptop

Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education