Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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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.

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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
151	Indianola Middle School	Public	6-8	403 S 15th St	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9530	818	57	14.4	30.2%	724 (88.5%)	9 (1.1%)	45 (5.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$12,173			$196			$11,977	58.8	61	140	11		191464000875
152	Clear Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 3rd Ave North	Clear Lake	50428	Cerro Gordo County	Clear Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 357-6114	308	22	13.8	32.1%	261 (84.7%)	8 (2.6%)	22 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	$13,904			$318			$13,586	58.6	66.6	109	43		190762000364
153	Wapsie Valley High School	Public	7-12	RR 2 2535 Viking Ave	Fairbank	50629	Bremer County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 638-6711	273	23	11.9	17.2%	256 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$13,502			$255			$13,248	58.2	52.4	188	35		192976001700
154	Okoboji Middle School	Public	5-8	1800 6th Street	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-4757	339	27	12.3	31.6%	298 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$13,326			$189			$13,137	57.7	62.7	131	23		190002102003
155	George-Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	500 E Indiana Ave	George	51237	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	61	4	13.7	32.8%	55 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	$11,496			$122			$11,374	57.7	30.5	265	110		191248001011
156	West Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Park Street	Sheffield	50475	Franklin County	West Fork Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 892-4159	161	11	14.5	35.4%	146 (90.7%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$14,548			$229			$14,319	57.5	59.2	152	4		192592002101
157	Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Radford Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5000	1,081	75	14.3	33.3%	877 (81.1%)	52 (4.8%)	44 (4.1%)	27 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.0%)	56 (5.2%)	$12,763			$322			$12,441	57.2	59.9	148	9		190948000976
158	Clarksville High School	Public	7-12	318 N. Mather St.	Clarksville	50619	Butler County	Clarksville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 278-4273	125	12	10.4	27.2%	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,842			$205			$15,638	57.1	80.9	29	129		190744000355
159	Lamoni Middle School	Public	6-8	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 784-3351	63	4	16.3	61.9%	50 (79.4%)	1 (1.6%)	9 (14.3%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$12,249			$121			$12,128	57.1	27.1	279	120		191632002019
160	West Monona Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-9098	120	8	15.4	45.0%	104 (86.7%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$13,096			$236			$12,860	57	50.1	195	35		193111000738

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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.
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