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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Iowa

61 public middle schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public middle schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Southeast Polk Middle School leads the list at 92.7%, against a median of 7.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
61
Iowa
Top Enrollment growth
92.7%
Median Enrollment growth
7.9%
FASTEST GROWING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Southeast Polk Middle SchoolAltoona, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District5771,11292.7%
2North Central Middle SchoolNorth Liberty, IAIowa City Comm School District55092568.2%
3Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City, IAIowa City Comm School District7571,26967.6%
4Central Lee Middle SchoolDonnellson, IACentral Lee Comm School District25739453.3%
5Northwest Middle SchoolCoralville, IAIowa City Comm School District7301,11352.5%
6Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolTiffin, IAClear Creek Amana Comm School District49970240.7%
7South Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District7901,09238.2%
8Clarke Community Middle SchoolOsceola, IAClarke Comm School District21328935.7%
9Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas Center, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School District44058633.2%
10Forest City Middle SchoolForest City, IAForest City Comm School District24833033.1%
11North Polk Middle SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School District38550430.9%
12DC-G Oak ViewGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School District41653729.1%
13Cardinal Junior HighEldon, IACardinal Comm School District24431428.7%
14West Liberty Middle SchoolWest Liberty, IAWest Liberty Comm School District28936727.0%
15Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School District74594026.2%
16Oelwein Middle SchoolOelwein, IAOelwein Comm School District28435023.2%
17Ballard Middle SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School District34841820.1%
18Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk, IANorwalk Comm School District72182414.3%
19Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District36241213.8%
20Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District61369513.4%
21Wilson Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District37742211.9%
22New Hampton Middle SchoolNew Hampton, IANew Hampton Comm School District27330411.4%
23Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School District9031,00411.2%
24Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle, IACarlisle Comm School District46651811.2%
25North Scott Junior High SchoolEldridge, IANorth Scott Comm School District47853111.1%
26Atlantic Middle SchoolAtlantic, IAAtlantic Comm School District31734910.1%
27South Central Calhoun Middle SchoolRockwell City, IASouth Central Calhoun Comm School District3023298.9%
28Pella Middle SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School District3463758.4%
29Waukee Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District8028678.1%
30IKM-Manning Middle SchoolManning, IAIKM-Manning Comm School District2752978.0%
31PCM Middle SchoolPrairie City, IAPCM Comm School District2152327.9%
32Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit Lake, IASpirit Lake Comm School District3533797.4%
33Okoboji Middle SchoolMilford, IAOkoboji Comm School District3163397.3%
34Bunger Middle SchoolEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School District4114407.1%
35Osage Middle SchoolOsage, IAOsage Comm School District2702897.0%
36Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle SchoolSergeant Bluff, IASergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District3744007.0%
37Waukon Middle SchoolWaukon, IAAllamakee Comm School District2442606.6%
38Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School District3834086.5%
39Clear Lake Middle SchoolClear Lake, IAClear Lake Comm School District2903086.2%
40Le Mars Middle SchoolLe Mars, IALe Mars Comm School District4614875.6%
41Benton Community Middle SchoolVan Horne, IABenton Comm School District2232355.4%
42West Branch Middle SchoolWest Branch, IAWest Branch Comm School District2272395.3%
43Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School District5996284.8%
44Indian Hills Junior High SchoolClive, IAWest Des Moines Comm School District6316614.8%
45Lewis Central Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IALewis Central Comm School District6917204.2%
46Central DeWitt Middle SchoolDe Witt, IACentral DeWitt School District2352443.8%
47Maquoketa Middle SchoolMaquoketa, IAMaquoketa Comm School District3053153.3%
48Norway Elementary SchoolNorway, IABenton Comm School District3273362.8%
49Robert Blue SchoolEagle Grove, IAEagle Grove Comm School District2612682.7%
50Edward Stone Middle SchoolBurlington, IABurlington Comm School District4414522.5%
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