Albia Middle School

Albia Middle School is a middle school of micro-enrollment scale in Albia, Iowa, overseen by Albia Comm School District, serveing 153 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Albia Comm School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,123 students; Albia Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Albia Middle School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Albia Middle School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 72.3%; actual is 84.1%, +11.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,996 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monroe County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students), of which Albia Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Albia High School, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Albia Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 188 students in 2018 compared to 153 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.