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Anamosa Middle School

410 Old Dubuque Road, Anamosa, IA 52205 · (319) 462-3553 · Jones County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Iowa public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 400
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
106 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 57823%
Grade 69127%
Grade 77221%
Grade 89428%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
29789%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
227%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
17653%
Female
15947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Anamosa Middle School→Anamosa High School
Feeds from
Strawberry HillPK–04
Based on grade levels within Anamosa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
76.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
75.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.7%75.8%
2023-2471.6%73.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 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 Anamosa Middle School

Anamosa Middle School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Anamosa Middle School this school33531.6%72.7%
Okoboji Middle School
Milford
33931.6%77.5%
Clear Lake Middle School
Clear Lake
30832.1%78.8%
IKM-Manning Middle School
Manning
29733.3%83.1%
Central DeWitt Intermediate School
DeWitt
31133.1%77.6%
West Delaware Middle School
Manchester
37834.1%83.1%
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 Anamosa Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Iowa
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.7%#140 of 224
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
75.8%#108 of 224
▲ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.7%#124 of 224
▲ 41
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#128 of 246
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#11 of 180
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.8%#140 of 180
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.6%#158 of 237
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.9%#44 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 2024-25
Enrollment
335
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533528.611.7:132% (106)
2023-243392613.0:137% (124)
2022-233442911.9:140% (137)
2020-213863012.9:143% (165)
2017-183893212.2:142% (165)
2015-163923013.1:143% (168)
2010-112772212.6:137% (102)
2000-013222612.4:123% (73)
1990-914383014.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anamosa Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (389 to 335); teachers down 11% (32 to 28.6).

About Anamosa Middle School

Anamosa Middle School is a small middle school found in Anamosa, Iowa. Enrollment totals 335 students across grades 5 through 8.

Anamosa Middle School is one of the 3 schools that make up Anamosa Comm School District (1,116 students in total).

By race and ethnicity, Anamosa Middle School is 89% White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Jones County overall, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.

Anamosa Middle School reported 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for middle schools in Iowa. Roughly 32% of students at Anamosa Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Anamosa Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Iowa public middle schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Anamosa Middle School is 76.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%.

Jones County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $73,531 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Anamosa Middle School shares Jones County with 9 other public schools.

About 0.4 miles separate Anamosa Middle School from the closest public school, Anamosa High School. The five-mile area around Anamosa Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Anamosa Middle School at 6th of 8.

Locale data from NCES put Anamosa Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).

A 13% decline took enrollment from 386 in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Jones County at a glance

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Population
20,896
Census ACS
Median income
$73,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,693 students

Quick facts

School name
Anamosa Middle School
District
Anamosa Comm School District
Address
410 Old Dubuque Road, Anamosa, IA 52205
Phone
(319) 462-3553
County
Jones County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
106 (32%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
190357000062
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Anamosa Middle School
How many students attend Anamosa Middle School?
Anamosa Middle School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 05-08.
Is Anamosa Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Anamosa Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Anamosa Middle School have?
Anamosa Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Anamosa Middle School?
Anamosa Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Anamosa Middle School?
Anamosa Middle School is overseen by Anamosa Comm School District in Jones County.
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