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Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190336000034
Algona Middle School
601 S. Hale, Algona, IA 50511 · (515) 295-7207 · Kossuth County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
173 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 28% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Algona Middle School→Algona High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Algona Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
78.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 78.9% |
| 2023-24 | 87.6% | 84.8% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% 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 10 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 Algona Middle School
Algona Middle School's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algona Middle School this school | 419 | 41.3% | 81.8% |
| Nevada Middle School Nevada | 442 | 42.1% | 82.5% |
| Glenwood Middle School Glenwood | 453 | 39.1% | 87.4% |
| Forest City Middle School Forest City | 330 | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| Cherokee Middle School Cherokee | 329 | 45.3% | 78.3% |
| Oskaloosa Middle School Oskaloosa | 404 | 43.1% | 74.2% |
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 Algona Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #55 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #83 of 224 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #75 of 224 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #94 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #123 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #125 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #110 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #84 of 103 |
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
419
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 419 | 27.4 | 15.3:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 27.9 | 14.8:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 30.1 | 14.6:1 | 41% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 27.8 | 15.8:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 36% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 27% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Algona Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (440 to 419); teachers down 1% (27.8 to 27.4).
About Algona Middle School
Federal records list Algona Middle School as a middle school in Algona, Iowa. The school enrolls 419 students in grades 5 through 8.
Algona Comm School District is the district for Algona Middle School. It has 5 schools and 1,583 students.
The share of students at Algona Middle School who are White is 87%. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Algona Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 15.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. Public schools in Kossuth County average a similar 41%.
Algona Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Iowa public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Algona Middle School is in the top 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 81.8% is 10.5 points above the 71.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Kossuth County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,697 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Algona Middle School, Kossuth County has 9 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Algona High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Algona Middle School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 425 to 419.
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Kossuth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,516
Census ACS
Median income
$67,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Algona Comm School District
- Algona High SchoolHigh · 458 students
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other schools in Algona
- Algona High SchoolHigh · 458 students
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Algona High School0.0 mi · 458
- Lucia Wallace Elementary School0.2 mi · 226
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary School0.6 mi · 283
- Bryant Elementary School0.8 mi · 197
- North Union Elementary13.1 mi · 130
- West Bend-Mallard High School13.5 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Algona Middle SchoolHow many students attend Algona Middle School?
Algona Middle School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Algona Middle School serve?
Algona Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Algona Middle School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Algona Middle School.
How diverse is Algona Middle School?
Algona Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Algona Middle School in?
Algona Middle School is part of Algona Comm School District.
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