Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190375000082
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School
215 10th St, Aplington, IA 50604 · (319) 347-6621 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Iowa public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
50 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 65 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 33% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
85.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.5% | 85.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.3% | 85.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School this school | 198 | 25.3% | 84.6% |
| Dike-New Hartford Junior High School New Hartford | 210 | 22.9% | N/A |
| PCM Middle School Prairie City | 232 | 24.1% | 77.4% |
| Union Middle School Dysart | 194 | 27.8% | N/A |
| Remsen-Union Middle School Remsen | 189 | 28.0% | 77.0% |
| Benton Community Middle School Van Horne | 235 | 21.7% | 76.6% |
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 Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #30 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #33 of 224 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #61 of 224 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #182 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #192 of 237 |
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
198
+10 (+5%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 198 | 13.6 | 14.6:1 | 25% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 14.5 | 12.2:1 | 28% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 15.2 | 11.8:1 | 26% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 27% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 14.1 | 12.2:1 | 34% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 35% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 29% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 23% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (172 to 198); teachers down 3% (14.1 to 13.6).
About Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Aplington, Iowa. Federal data show 198 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Iowa enroll around 400, and this school is 51% below that mark.
A total of 4 schools make up Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District, with 821 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School is 93%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Butler County overall, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Classroom staffing at Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School totals 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is similar, at 15.2:1. Federal data show 25% of students (50) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Butler County is similar, at 27%.
On the allk12 Grade, Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Iowa public middle schools.
A school with Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 79.3%. Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School scores 84.6%, 5.3 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butler County show that median household income comes to about $73,715, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 11 public schools with about 2,120 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School from the closest public school, Aplington Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School ranks 2nd of 5 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 198 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 188.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,268
Census ACS
Median income
$73,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District
- Aplington-Parkersburg High SchoolHigh · 247 students
- Parkersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Aplington Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Aplington Elementary School0.0 mi · 165
- Parkersburg Elementary School5.2 mi · 211
- Aplington-Parkersburg High School5.4 mi · 247
- AGWSR Elementary School8.6 mi · 227
- AGWSR High School8.6 mi · 190
- The Cougars Den8.6 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Aplington-Parkersburg Middle SchoolHow large is Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School?
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School serve?
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School.
How diverse is Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School?
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School?
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School is overseen by Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District in Butler County.
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