Enrollment
153
Middle
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBIA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190327001406
Albia Middle School
505 C Ave E, Albia, IA 52531 · (641) 932-2161 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Iowa public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
25.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
60 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 7 | 71 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 54% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Albia Middle School→Albia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Albia Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 86.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Albia Middle School
Albia Middle School's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albia Middle School this school | 153 | 39.2% | 84.1% |
| West Fork Middle School SHEFFIELD | 161 | 35.4% | 77.0% |
| West Bend-Mallard Middle School West Bend | 132 | 41.7% | 72.3% |
| Emmetsburg Middle School Emmetsburg | 199 | 40.7% | 76.9% |
| Panorama Middle School Panora | 146 | 34.9% | 66.2% |
| Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School Odebolt | 186 | 43.0% | N/A |
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 Albia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #34 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #95 of 224 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #54 of 224 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #203 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #119 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
153
-39 (-20%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 153 | 6 | 25.6:1 | 39% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 6 | 25.4:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 6.9 | 23.7:1 | 40% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 9 | 21.3:1 | 41% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 8.9 | 21.2:1 | 41% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 41% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 40% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (188 to 153); teachers down 33% (8.9 to 6).
About Albia Middle School
Albia Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Albia, Iowa, (ZIP code 52531). The school counted 153 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 62% below the average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Albia Comm School District has a total of 5 schools and 1,123 students, Albia Middle School among them.
At Albia Middle School, 91% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Albia Middle School scores 17%.
Based on 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Albia Middle School has a ratio of 25.6:1. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. The average for public schools in Monroe County is similar, at 37%.
Among Iowa public middle schools, Albia Middle School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Albia Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa are predicted to post 72.3%, so the school is 11.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that median household income comes to about $70,996, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,123 students.
Albia Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Albia High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Albia Middle School is ahead of the 72.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Albia Middle School as Rural: Remote.
From 192 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 153 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 21.3 to 25.6 over 4 years.
The Albia Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,513
Census ACS
Median income
$70,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albia Comm School District
- Albia High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Lincoln CenterElementary · 320 students
- Grant CenterElementary · 239 students
- Kendall CenterElementary · 63 students
Other schools in Albia
- Albia High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Lincoln CenterElementary · 320 students
- Grant CenterElementary · 239 students
- Kendall CenterElementary · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Albia High School0.0 mi · 348
- Lincoln Center0.1 mi · 320
- Kendall Center0.3 mi · 63
- Grant Center0.7 mi · 239
- Moravia High School9.3 mi · 207
- Moravia Elementary School9.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Albia Middle SchoolHow large is Albia Middle School?
Albia Middle School enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 07-08.
Is Albia Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albia Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Albia Middle School?
Approximately 25.6:1 students per teacher at Albia Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Albia Middle School?
At Albia Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Albia Middle School public or private?
Albia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albia Comm School District.
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