Decorah Middle School

Decorah Middle School is a public middle school in Decorah, Iowa, serving 436 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Decorah Community School District, which is ranked 24th out of 313 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Decorah Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Iowa, with a statewide ranking between 9th and 32nd out of over 300 middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's students have consistently outperformed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests. Additionally, Decorah Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.2% to 23.4% over the past few years, which are generally lower than the state average. The school also has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 24.06% to 28.44% over the past few years, compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Waukon Middle School and South Winneshiek Middle School, Decorah Middle School outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking, academic performance, and student-teacher ratio. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.2 to 13.8 over the past few years, suggests that it has access to adequate resources and funding to support its educational programs.