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
261	Columbus Community Junior High School	Public	7-8	1004 Colton St	Columbus Junction	52738	Louisa County	Columbus Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 728-2233	104	5	20.6	63.5%	35 (33.7%)	2 (1.9%)	53 (51.0%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$11,044			$149			$10,894	36	37.9	245	16		190798000398
262	Knoxville Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Willetts Dr	Knoxville	50138	Marion County	Knoxville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 842-3315	323	27	11.9	51.7%	278 (86.1%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	$13,836			$263			$13,573	35.8	27.5	277	15		191584000949
263	Riceville High School	Public	6-12	912 Woodland Ave	Riceville	50466	Howard County	Riceville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 985-2288	205	16	12.5	39.5%	183 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,165			$482			$13,683	35.6	54.5	173	90		192415001410
264	Prairie Point	Public	7-8	8015 Kirkwood Blvd	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	College Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 848-5500	868	55	15.8	37.6%	586 (67.5%)	145 (16.7%)	40 (4.6%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	66 (7.6%)	$11,981			$180			$11,800	35.6	47.1	208	56		190786002110
265	Woodside Middle School	Public	5-8	5810 NE 14th St	Des Moines	50313	Polk County	Saydel Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 265-3451	396	28	14.3	56.6%	262 (66.2%)	6 (1.5%)	84 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.6%)	$14,080			$452			$13,628	35.4	19.5	296	31		192532001448
266	Davis County Middle School	Public	5-8	500 E North St	Bloomfield	52537	Davis County	Davis County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 664-2200	337	18	18.9	47.2%	318 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,065			$358			$10,707	35.2	38.5	241	25		190861000493
267	South Hardin Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E. Chestnut	Hubbard	50122	Hardin County	Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 864-2211	196	15	13.1	41.3%	175 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$14,746			$171			$14,575	34.2	34.9	254	13		191431001390
268	East Mills Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1505 E 15th Street	Malvern	51551	Mills County	East Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 624-8645	234	19	12.3	36.8%	210 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$17,336			$249			$17,088	33.2	58.1	157	111		191824001046
269	Midland Middle/High School	Public	6-12	106 W. Webster Street	Wyoming	52362	Jones County	Midland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 259-5340	268	20	13.5	43.3%	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,043			$140			$14,903	31.2	17.9	300	31		191920001563
270	Greene County Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Ram Drive	Jefferson	50129	Greene County	Greene County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 386-4168	347	23	15.2	50.1%	293 (84.4%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$14,610			$397			$14,213	30.6	38.9	240	30		191521000919

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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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