Best Middle Schools in Iowa

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
51	MFL MarMac Middle School	Public	6-8	918 W. Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 873-2250	168	15	11.1	34.5%	156 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,837	$248	$11,589	75.5	69.8	87	36	191812001068
52	Nevada Middle School	Public	5-8	1035 15th St	Nevada	50201	Story County	Nevada Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 382-2751	442	30	14.7	42.1%	359 (81.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$12,308	$518	$11,790	75.5	67.9	104	52	192025002072
53	Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Public	6-8	12476 Hwy F62 E	Sully	50251	Jasper County	Lynnville-Sully Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 594-4445	121	7	16.1	22.3%	114 (94.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$10,764	$205	$10,559	75.3	90	7	46	191803001994
54	Springville Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Academy St	Springville	52336	Linn County	Springville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 854-6196	184	16	11.7	23.9%	169 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,663	$277	$16,386	75.1	60.1	146	92	192706001587
55	Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Heritage Way	Waverly	50677	Bremer County	Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 352-3632	681	49	13.8	24.8%	620 (91.0%)	13 (1.9%)	15 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$11,433	$283	$11,149	75.1	77.9	44	11	193054002163
56	Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	16331 Tyler St	Liberty Center	50145	Warren County	Southeast Warren Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 466-3331	276	24	11.7	29.7%	260 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,945	$97	$14,849	75	73	71	15	192685001576
57	Trailridge School	Public	6-8	1455 NW Douglas Parkway	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 987-5161	754	37	20.4	12.1%	565 (74.9%)	50 (6.6%)	47 (6.2%)	48 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)				74.9	86.2	15	42	193051002326
58	Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 W Walnut	Williamsburg	52361	Iowa County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 668-1050	604	46	13	21.5%	537 (88.9%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$16,498	$352	$16,147	74.5	79.2	41	17	193168001845
59	Sheldon Middle School	Public	5-8	310 23rd Avenue	Sheldon	51201	O'Brien County	Sheldon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 324-4346	312	24	13	37.2%	216 (69.2%)	8 (2.6%)	77 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,653	$708	$12,945	74.1	78	43	16	192598001475
60	Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	215 10th St	Aplington	50604	Butler County	Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 347-6621	198	14	14.5	25.3%	184 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$12,819	$142	$12,677	74	76.3	55	5	190375000082

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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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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
51	MFL MarMac Middle School	Public	6-8	918 W. Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 873-2250	168	15	11.1	34.5%	156 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,837			$248			$11,589	75.5	69.8	87	36		191812001068
52	Nevada Middle School	Public	5-8	1035 15th St	Nevada	50201	Story County	Nevada Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 382-2751	442	30	14.7	42.1%	359 (81.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$12,308			$518			$11,790	75.5	67.9	104	52		192025002072
53	Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Public	6-8	12476 Hwy F62 E	Sully	50251	Jasper County	Lynnville-Sully Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 594-4445	121	7	16.1	22.3%	114 (94.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$10,764			$205			$10,559	75.3	90	7	46		191803001994
54	Springville Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 Academy St	Springville	52336	Linn County	Springville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 854-6196	184	16	11.7	23.9%	169 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,663			$277			$16,386	75.1	60.1	146	92		192706001587
55	Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Heritage Way	Waverly	50677	Bremer County	Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 352-3632	681	49	13.8	24.8%	620 (91.0%)	13 (1.9%)	15 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$11,433			$283			$11,149	75.1	77.9	44	11		193054002163
56	Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	16331 Tyler St	Liberty Center	50145	Warren County	Southeast Warren Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 466-3331	276	24	11.7	29.7%	260 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,945			$97			$14,849	75	73	71	15		192685001576
57	Trailridge School	Public	6-8	1455 NW Douglas Parkway	Waukee	50263	Dallas County	Waukee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(515) 987-5161	754	37	20.4	12.1%	565 (74.9%)	50 (6.6%)	47 (6.2%)	48 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)								74.9	86.2	15	42		193051002326
58	Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 W Walnut	Williamsburg	52361	Iowa County	Williamsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 668-1050	604	46	13	21.5%	537 (88.9%)	6 (1.0%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$16,498			$352			$16,147	74.5	79.2	41	17		193168001845
59	Sheldon Middle School	Public	5-8	310 23rd Avenue	Sheldon	51201	O'Brien County	Sheldon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 324-4346	312	24	13	37.2%	216 (69.2%)	8 (2.6%)	77 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,653			$708			$12,945	74.1	78	43	16		192598001475
60	Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	215 10th St	Aplington	50604	Butler County	Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 347-6621	198	14	14.5	25.3%	184 (92.9%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$12,819			$142			$12,677	74	76.3	55	5		190375000082