Bunger Middle School

Located at 157 S Roosevelt Rd, in Evansdale, Iowa, Bunger Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school that enrolls 440 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Waterloo Comm School District.

Waterloo Comm School District comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,484 students; Bunger Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Bunger Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Bunger Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Black Hawk County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bunger Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.7%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Black Hawk County put the typical household earns roughly $66,417 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Bunger Middle School is one of 35 public schools in Black Hawk County (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students).

Nearest neighbor: Poyner Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bunger Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bunger Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Bunger Middle School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 440). The White share of enrollment edged down from 65% to 42% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.