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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Iowa

Across Iowa, 180 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Thomas Jefferson Middle School leads the list at 9.2:1, against a median of 14.2:1 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

180

Iowa

Best Students/teacher

9.2:1

Median Students/teacher

14.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	Middle	402	9.2:1
2	Creston Middle School	Creston, IA	Creston Comm School District	Middle	259	10.4:1
3	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington, IA	Burlington Comm School District	Middle	412	10.6:1
4	Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School	Estherville, IA	Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District	Middle	308	10.7:1
5	Washington Middle School	Washington, IA	Washington Comm School District	Middle	347	10.7:1
6	Williams Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Middle	577	11.1:1
7	Oskaloosa Middle School	Oskaloosa, IA	Oskaloosa Comm School District	Middle	404	11.4:1
8	Clarke Community Middle School	Osceola, IA	Clarke Comm School District	Middle	289	11.6:1
9	Frank L Smart Middle School	Davenport, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Middle	430	11.7:1
10	George Washington Middle School	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Comm School District	Middle	584	11.7:1
11	Anamosa Middle School	Anamosa, IA	Anamosa Comm School District	Middle	335	11.7:1
12	Susan Clark Junior High	Muscatine, IA	Muscatine Comm School District	Middle	544	11.9:1
13	Knoxville Middle School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	Middle	323	12.0:1
14	Tipton Middle School	Tipton, IA	Tipton Comm School District	Middle	256	12.0:1
15	West Delaware Middle School	Manchester, IA	West Delaware County Comm School District	Middle	378	12.2:1
16	PCM Middle School	Prairie City, IA	PCM Comm School District	Middle	232	12.2:1
17	Central DeWitt Middle School	De Witt, IA	Central DeWitt School District	Middle	244	12.2:1
18	Robert Blue School	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove Comm School District	Middle	268	12.2:1
19	Decorah Middle School	Decorah, IA	Decorah Community School District	Middle	432	12.3:1
20	Grundy Center Middle School	Grundy Center, IA	Grundy Center Comm School District	Middle	219	12.3:1
21	Okoboji Middle School	Milford, IA	Okoboji Comm School District	Middle	339	12.3:1
22	Alta-Aurelia Middle School	Aurelia, IA	Alta-Aurelia Comm School District	Middle	228	12.4:1
23	Mount Pleasant Middle School	Mount Pleasant, IA	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	Middle	383	12.4:1
24	Lenihan Intermediate School	Marshalltown, IA	Marshalltown Comm School District	Middle	655	12.4:1
25	Walcott Middle School	Walcott, IA	Davenport Comm School District	Middle	322	12.4:1
26	Shenandoah Middle School	Shenandoah, IA	Shenandoah Comm School District	Middle	280	12.4:1
27	Bunger Middle School	Evansdale, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	Middle	440	12.6:1
28	Riverbend Middle School	Iowa Falls, IA	Iowa Falls Comm School District	Middle	257	12.6:1
29	Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point, IA	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	Middle	290	12.6:1
30	Maquoketa Middle School	Maquoketa, IA	Maquoketa Comm School District	Middle	315	12.6:1
31	Cherokee Middle School	Cherokee, IA	Cherokee Comm School District	Middle	329	12.6:1
32	Central DeWitt Intermediate School	DeWitt, IA	Central DeWitt School District	Middle	311	12.7:1
33	Solon Middle School	Solon, IA	Solon Comm School District	Middle	320	12.7:1
34	Indian Hills Junior High School	Clive, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	Middle	661	12.8:1
35	Vernon Middle School	Marion, IA	Marion Independent School District	Middle	587	12.9:1
36	West Middle School	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City Comm School District	Middle	826	12.9:1
37	Drexler Middle School	Farley, IA	Western Dubuque Comm School District	Middle	639	12.9:1
38	Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School	Fredericksburg, IA	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	Middle	217	13.0:1
39	Lincoln Intermediate	Mason City, IA	Mason City Comm School District	Middle	485	13.0:1
40	Sheldon Middle School	Sheldon, IA	Sheldon Comm School District	Middle	312	13.1:1
41	Carlisle Middle School	Carlisle, IA	Carlisle Comm School District	Middle	518	13.1:1
42	Grinnell Community Middle School	Grinnell, IA	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	Middle	420	13.1:1
43	Sioux Center Middle School	Sioux Center, IA	Sioux Center Comm School District	Middle	367	13.2:1
44	Excelsior Middle School	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Middle	594	13.2:1
45	Forest City Middle School	Forest City, IA	Forest City Comm School District	Middle	330	13.3:1
46	Storm Lake Middle School	Storm Lake, IA	Storm Lake Comm School District	Middle	651	13.3:1
47	Chariton Middle School	Chariton, IA	Chariton Comm School District	Middle	284	13.3:1
48	Waukee Middle School	Waukee, IA	Waukee Comm School District	Middle	867	13.3:1
49	Central Middle School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	Middle	469	13.3:1
50	Southeast Valley Middle School	Burnside, IA	Southeast Valley Community School District	Middle	314	13.4:1

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