Enrollment
130
Middle
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AKRON WESTFIELD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190322001938
Akron Westfield Middle School
850 Kerr Dr, Akron, IA 51001 · (712) 568-2020 · Plymouth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Iowa public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
36 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 37% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Akron Westfield Middle School→Akron Westfield Senior High School
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
91.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
89.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.3% | 89.8% |
| 2023-24 | 90.5% | 88.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Akron Westfield Middle School
Akron Westfield Middle School's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Westfield Middle School this school | 130 | 27.7% | 86.0% |
| West Lyon Junior High School Inwood | 128 | 28.9% | 83.2% |
| Woodbury Central Middle School Moville | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| St Ansgar Middle School St Ansgar | 132 | 27.3% | 89.2% |
| South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
| Clayton Ridge Middle School Guttenberg | 140 | 25.7% | 79.9% |
Matched among Iowa middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Akron Westfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #21 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #13 of 224 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.3% | #10 of 224 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 130 | #217 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #177 of 237 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
130
-21 (-14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 30.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 130 | 7.4 | 17.6:1 | 28% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 6.4 | 20.4:1 | 32% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 6.4 | 21.7:1 | 28% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 5 | 30.2:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 4.3 | 31.1:1 | 32% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 7 | 17.1:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 5 | 25.2:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 24% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akron Westfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (133 to 130); teachers up 73% (4.3 to 7.4).
About Akron Westfield Middle School
Akron Westfield Middle School is a small middle school with its address in Akron, Iowa. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 130 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
Akron Westfield Comm School District enrolls 576 students, and its 3 schools include Akron Westfield Middle School.
About 85% of the student body at Akron Westfield Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is higher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 28% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 29% average for public schools in Plymouth County.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Akron Westfield Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 78.1%.
Among Plymouth County residents, the median household income is $83,251, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Akron Westfield Middle School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Akron Westfield Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Akron Westfield Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Akron Westfield Middle School at 1st of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 130, a 14% decrease from 151 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 30.2:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Akron Westfield Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Akron Westfield Comm School District
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 188 students
Other schools in Akron
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 188 students
Nearby schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High School0.0 mi · 188
- Akron Westfield Elementary School0.0 mi · 258
- Hawarden Elementary School12.1 mi · 193
- West Sioux Middle School12.3 mi · 154
- West Sioux High School12.3 mi · 242
- Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 0112.5 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Akron Westfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Akron Westfield Middle School?
Akron Westfield Middle School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades 06-08.
Is Akron Westfield Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Akron Westfield Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Akron Westfield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Akron Westfield Middle School is approximately 17.6:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Akron Westfield Middle School?
At Akron Westfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Akron Westfield Middle School?
Akron Westfield Middle School is overseen by Akron Westfield Comm School District in Plymouth County.
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