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Albia Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
95th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 344 Iowa Middle Schools
Better than 72% of Iowa middle schools
Summary

Albia Middle School is a public middle school in Albia, Iowa, serving 151 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Albia Community School District, which is ranked 102 out of 313 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albia Middle School has consistently performed well on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.4% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 80.2%. However, the school has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 23.4% over the past few years, which is still lower than the nearby Evans Middle School, which had a 21.6% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024.

Albia Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.94% to 39.63% over the past few years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families compared to the state average. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in its student-teacher ratio, from 19.6 in 2021-2022 to 25.3 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Evans Middle School, which had a 13 student-teacher ratio in 2023-2024.

153
Students ?
25.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,845
Per pupil spending ?
39.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 505 C Ave E
       Albia, IA  52531

(641) 932-2161

District: Albia Community School District


Students who attend Albia Middle School usually attend:

High:    Albia High School

Feeder schools for Albia Middle School:

Elementary:    Grant Center
    Lincoln Center
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.8%
Hispanic:
4.6%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Iowa average (83% vs 74% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Iowa median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school83%
District avg83%
Iowa avg74%
95th of 344
Iowa public middle schools ?
Top 28%▲ up 52 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
102nd of 313Albia Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
202568.495 of 34472.4%★★★★☆
202483.025 of 33792.6%★★★★★
202373.966 of 33480.2%★★★★☆
202258.1142 of 33757.9%★★★☆☆
202174.060 of 32481.5%★★★★☆
201978.940 of 34288.3%★★★★☆
201862.1120 of 31862.3%★★★☆☆
201760.0128 of 32760.9%★★★☆☆
201631.2268 of 34321.9%★☆☆☆☆
201532.2277 of 34920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201439.9232 of 33731.2%★★☆☆☆
201364.8103 of 35070.6%★★★★☆
201251.7179 of 34948.7%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?
Science89%+18 vs state
English Language Arts84%+7 vs state
Mathematics78%+5 vs state

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Students at Albia Middle School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Albia Middle School.

Students who attend Albia Middle School usually go on to attend Albia High School

Albia Middle School ranks 95th of 344 Iowa middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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