Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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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
21	Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Tara Way	Lawton	51030	Woodbury County	Lawton-Bronson Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 944-5181	339	20	17.1	23.9%	306 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,496			$256			$15,240	83.4	81.4	27	6		191644000981
22	Roland-Story Middle School	Public	5-8	206 S Main St	Roland	50236	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 388-4348	331	20	16.2	20.5%	304 (91.8%)	7 (2.1%)	9 (2.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,323			$139			$10,183	83.1	91.1	3	19		192487001424
23	MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1104 5th Ave	Alton	51003	Sioux County	MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 756-4128	337	23	14.7	26.4%	255 (75.7%)	4 (1.2%)	59 (17.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	$11,717			$594			$11,123	82.5	87.9	12	11		191884000708
24	AHSTW Intermediate School	Public	4-8	768 S Maple St	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 343-6364	270	17	15.4	36.3%	238 (88.1%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$10,805			$184			$10,621	82.2	69.6	90	66		190408002261
25	Glenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sivers Road	Glenwood	51534	Mills County	Glenwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 527-4887	453	26	17.2	39.1%	396 (87.4%)	4 (0.9%)	36 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$12,035			$257			$11,778	81.9	85.4	22	3		191269000766
26	Dc-G Oak View	Public	7-8	1300 SW County Line Rd	Grimes	50111	Dallas County	Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 986-0105	537	35	15.1	20.5%	463 (86.2%)	27 (5.0%)	22 (4.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$11,541			$246			$11,295	81.5	79.6	39	13		190852002174
27	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Public	6-8	613 Summit Street	Center Point	52213	Linn County	Center Point-Urbana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 849-1102	290	23	12.5	19.0%	275 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,542			$448			$12,095	81.4	77.6	47	20		190666002041
28	Waukee Middle School	Public	6-8	905 S. Warrior Lane	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 987-5177	867	65	13.3	16.0%	663 (76.5%)	42 (4.8%)	57 (6.6%)	53 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.9%)	$11,676			$209			$11,466	81.4	77.7	46	18		193051001743
29	Lansing Middle School	Public	5-8	569 Center St.	Lansing	52151	Allamakee County	Eastern Allamakee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 538-4201	75	2	37.8	42.7%	72 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$14,177			$356			$13,821	81.1	85.7	20	9		191041000665
30	Decorah Middle School	Public	5-8	405 Winnebago St.	Decorah	52101	Winneshiek County	Decorah Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 382-8427	432	35	12.2	26.2%	379 (87.7%)	7 (1.6%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$13,267			$314			$12,953	80.8	86	18	12		190873000498

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide