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How has Aldo Leopold Intermediate School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
412
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190579000191
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
3075 Sunnyside, Burlington, IA 52601 · (319) 752-8390 · Des Moines County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Iowa public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
240 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 5 | 200 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 212 | 51% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burlington Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 44.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldo Leopold Intermediate School this school | 412 | 58.3% | 47.5% |
| Edward Stone Middle School Burlington | 452 | 56.6% | 52.6% |
| Franklin Middle School Cedar Rapids | 469 | 58.6% | 60.1% |
| George Washington Middle School Dubuque | 584 | 53.4% | 65.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School Dubuque | 402 | 67.4% | 48.3% |
| Charles City Middle School Charles City | 386 | 52.1% | 68.2% |
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 Aldo Leopold Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #215 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #202 of 224 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #212 of 224 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #98 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #3 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #39 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #34 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #19 of 61 |
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
412
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 412 | 39 | 10.6:1 | 58% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 36.8 | 11.5:1 | 63% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 41.8 | 11.1:1 | 70% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 43 | 11.5:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 30.5 | 11.9:1 | 68% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 69% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 63% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 41% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aldo Leopold Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (362 to 412); teachers up 28% (30.5 to 39).
About Aldo Leopold Intermediate School
In Burlington, Iowa, part of Des Moines County, Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is a middle-grades school. In all, 412 students attend the school in grades 5 through 6.
Burlington Comm School District is made up of 8 schools with 3,140 students in all.
About 61% of the student body at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is White. Other groups make up 16% multiracial, 16% Black, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 86% of Des Moines County residents are White. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is 10.6:1, based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Aldo Leopold Intermediate School counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Des Moines County.
On the allk12 Grade, Aldo Leopold Intermediate School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Iowa public middle schools.
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 62.8%. Difference: 15.3 points.
The county, Des Moines County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,928 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Aldo Leopold Intermediate School, Des Moines County has 15 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is closest to Sunnyside Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Aldo Leopold Intermediate School enrolled 494 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 412.
This page is set up for the Aldo Leopold Intermediate School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Des Moines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,487
Census ACS
Median income
$62,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Comm School District
- Burlington Community High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- North Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington Community High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Edward Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Black Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- North Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- James Wilson Grimes SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyside Elementary School1.0 mi · 298
- West Burlington Elem School1.4 mi · 479
- West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School1.5 mi · 396
- Burlington Community High School1.8 mi · 1,016
- North Hill Elementary School1.9 mi · 268
- Corse Early Childhood Center2.2 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School?
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 05-06.
Is Aldo Leopold Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Aldo Leopold Intermediate School are roughly 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Aldo Leopold Intermediate School public or private?
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.