Alburnett Middle School

As a compact 6-8 campus in Alburnett, Iowa, Alburnett Middle School educates 169 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Alburnett Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Alburnett Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 857 students; Alburnett Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alburnett Middle School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Alburnett Middle School reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Linn County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Alburnett Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.7%; this one delivers 88.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Linn County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Linn County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), of which Alburnett Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alburnett Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Alburnett Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 79.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 20%: 141 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 28.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.