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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Iowa

This ranking covers the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Iowa, drawn from 237 qualifying public middle schools. Van Meter Middle School leads the list at 6.7%, against a median of 39.2% 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
237
Iowa
Best % FRL
6.7%
Median % FRL
39.2%
LOWEST POVERTY · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Van Meter Middle SchoolVan Meter, IAVan Meter Comm School DistrictMiddle2526.7%
2North Polk Middle SchoolAlleman, IANorth Polk Comm School DistrictMiddle5048.5%
3Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert, IAGilbert Comm School DistrictMiddle4089.3%
4Pleasant Valley Junior High SchoolLeClaire, IAPleasant Valley Comm School DistrictMiddle9409.6%
5Solon Middle SchoolSolon, IASolon Comm School DistrictMiddle32011.3%
6Trailridge SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictMiddle75412.1%
7Alburnett Middle SchoolAlburnett, IAAlburnett Comm School DistrictMiddle16912.4%
8Denver Middle SchoolDenver, IADenver Comm School DistrictMiddle23813.0%
9Hinton Intermediate SchoolHinton, IAHinton Comm School DistrictMiddle19113.1%
10Earlham Middle SchoolEarlham, IAEarlham Comm School DistrictMiddle14213.4%
11Treynor Middle SchoolTreynor, IATreynor Comm School DistrictMiddle19714.2%
12Pella Middle SchoolPella, IAPella Comm School DistrictMiddle37515.7%
13Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount Vernon, IAMount Vernon Comm School DistrictMiddle42515.8%
14Waukee Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictMiddle86716.0%
15Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictMiddle44516.4%
16Jefferson IntermediatePella, IAPella Comm School DistrictMiddle49416.6%
17Underwood Middle SchoolUnderwood, IAUnderwood Comm School DistrictMiddle18417.4%
18Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny, IAAnkeny Comm School DistrictMiddle1,00417.6%
19Ballard Middle SchoolHuxley, IABallard Comm School DistrictMiddle41817.7%
20Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk, IANorwalk Comm School DistrictMiddle82418.1%
21Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolCenter Point, IACenter Point-Urbana Comm School DistrictMiddle29019.0%
22Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolDallas Center, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictMiddle58619.3%
23Ogden Middle SchoolOgden, IAOgden Comm School DistrictMiddle15819.6%
24Bondurant-Farrar Junior HighBondurant, IABondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictMiddle39819.8%
25Highland Middle SchoolRiverside, IAHighland Comm School DistrictMiddle11920.2%
26ADM Middle SchoolAdel, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictMiddle35220.2%
27DeSoto Intermediate SchoolDeSoto, IAAdel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictMiddle33720.2%
28Peet Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle69520.3%
29Hazel Point Intermediate SchoolMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle56320.4%
30DC-G Oak ViewGrimes, IADallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictMiddle53720.5%
31Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland, IARoland-Story Comm School DistrictMiddle33120.5%
32Oak Ridge Middle SchoolMarion, IALinn-Mar Comm School DistrictMiddle53421.3%
33Benton Community Middle SchoolVan Horne, IABenton Comm School DistrictMiddle23521.7%
34West Branch Middle SchoolWest Branch, IAWest Branch Comm School DistrictMiddle23921.8%
35Jesup Middle SchoolJesup, IAJesup Comm School DistrictMiddle24922.1%
36Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolSully, IALynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictMiddle12122.3%
37Madrid Junior High SchoolMadrid, IAMadrid Comm School DistrictMiddle15122.5%
38Dike-New Hartford Junior High SchoolNew Hartford, IADike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictMiddle21022.9%
39North-Linn Middle SchoolTroy Mills, IANorth Linn Comm School DistrictMiddle11123.4%
40Drexler Middle SchoolFarley, IAWestern Dubuque Comm School DistrictMiddle63923.6%
41Tipton Middle SchoolTipton, IATipton Comm School DistrictMiddle25623.8%
42PCM Middle SchoolPrairie City, IAPCM Comm School DistrictMiddle23224.1%
43Woodward-Granger Middle SchoolWoodward, IAWoodward-Granger Comm School DistrictMiddle24824.2%
44Waverly-Shell Rock Middle SchoolWaverly, IAWaverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictMiddle68124.8%
45Holmes Junior High SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictMiddle62825.2%
46Aplington-Parkersburg Middle SchoolAplington, IAAplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictMiddle19825.3%
47Norway Elementary SchoolNorway, IABenton Comm School DistrictMiddle33625.3%
48South Middle SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School DistrictMiddle1,09225.5%
49Clayton Ridge Middle SchoolGuttenberg, IAClayton Ridge Comm School DistrictMiddle14025.7%
50Interstate 35 Middle SchoolTruro, IAInterstate 35 Comm School DistrictMiddle22825.9%
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