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
101	North Scott Junior High School	Public	7-8	502 S 5th St	Eldridge	52748	Scott County	North Scott Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 285-8272	531	37	14.3	26.2%	448 (84.4%)	16 (3.0%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$12,673			$110			$12,563	67.5	68.9	97	4		192094001255
102	Tri-County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3003 Hwy 22	Thornburg	50255	Keokuk County	Tri-County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 634-2636	77	7	10.3	46.8%	73 (94.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$22,435			$530			$21,906	67.5	44.2	217	115		192802001634
103	Riverbend Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Union St.	Iowa Falls	50126	Hardin County	Iowa Falls Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 648-6430	257	20	12.5	41.2%	216 (84.0%)	3 (1.2%)	35 (13.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,292			$148			$11,144	67.2	69.2	93	10		191473000905
104	Le Mars Middle School	Public	6-8	977 3rd Ave SW	Le Mars	51031	Plymouth County	Le Mars Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 546-7022	487	33	14.8	39.8%	340 (69.8%)	21 (4.3%)	90 (18.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	18 (3.7%)	$11,970			$241			$11,730	67.1	64.2	121	17		191653000984
105	Louisa-Muscatine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14354 170th St	Letts	52754	Louisa County	Louisa-Muscatine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 726-3421	353	28	12.6	40.8%	305 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,806			$347			$15,458	66.9	77.8	45	60		191782001025
106	Spencer Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 10th Avenue East	Spencer	51301	Clay County	Spencer Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 262-3345	514	30	17.2	48.4%	448 (87.2%)	5 (1.0%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$11,941			$315			$11,626	66.7	63.6	126	20		192691001583
107	Audubon Middle-High School	Public	5-12	800 3rd Ave	Audubon	50025	Audubon County	Audubon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 563-2607	291	25	11.7	28.2%	264 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$15,381			$486			$14,895	66.5	81	28	79		190396000096
108	New Hampton Middle School	Public	5-8	710 W Main	New Hampton	50659	Chickasaw County	New Hampton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 394-2134	304	22	13.7	45.1%	251 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$13,247			$232			$13,015	66.4	74.4	65	43		192034001922
109	Clear Creek Amana Middle School	Public	6-8	311 W Marengo Rd	Tiffin	52340	Johnson County	Clear Creek Amana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 545-4490	702	46	15.2	27.6%	524 (74.6%)	60 (8.5%)	58 (8.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)	$27,866			$261			$27,605	66.2	59.3	151	42		190759001903
110	Clayton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	131. S. River Park Drive	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-1747	140	6	23.4	25.7%	129 (92.1%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$23,579			$712			$22,867	66.1	62.7	130	20		191335000751

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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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