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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193048000586
Bunger Middle School
157 S Roosevelt Rd, Evansdale, IA 50707 · (319) 433-2550 · Black Hawk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
328 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 6 | 123 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 62.4% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Bunger Middle School
Bunger Middle School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunger Middle School this school | 440 | 74.5% | 58.3% |
| Brody Middle School Des Moines | 641 | 71.3% | 51.3% |
| Hoyt Middle School Des Moines | 455 | 82.6% | 42.8% |
| Frank L Smart Middle School Davenport | 430 | 68.8% | 30.9% |
| Wilson Middle School Cedar Rapids | 422 | 78.0% | 44.2% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School Dubuque | 402 | 67.4% | 48.3% |
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 Bunger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #195 of 224 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #193 of 224 ▼ 9 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #204 of 224 ▼ 3 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #87 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #27 of 180 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #10 of 180 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #15 of 237 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #34 of 61 | N/A |
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
440
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 440 | 35.1 | 12.6:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 33.6 | 13.9:1 | 74% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 36.3 | 11.9:1 | 75% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 75% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 62% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 67% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 67% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 60% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (411 to 440); teachers up 6% (33 to 35.1).
About Bunger Middle School
Bunger Middle School is a public middle school run by Waterloo Comm School District in Evansdale, Iowa. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 440 students.
Bunger Middle School is part of a district of 18 schools: Waterloo Comm School District, with 10,484 students.
Of every 100 students at Bunger Middle School, about 42 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Black Hawk County is roughly 80% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Staffing at Bunger Middle School comes to 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6:1. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for middle schools in Iowa. On the income side, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Black Hawk County.
On the allk12 Grade, Bunger Middle School lands at C, ahead of 28% of Iowa public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bunger Middle School is 3.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.3% actual, 54.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
The county, Black Hawk County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,417 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bunger Middle School, Black Hawk County has 35 public schools.
Poyner Elementary is the nearest public school to Bunger Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Bunger Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bunger Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Bunger Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% drop, from 484 to 440.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bunger Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Poyner Elementary0.2 mi · 362
- Highland Elementary School2.3 mi · 448
- Expo Alternative Learning Center2.4 mi · 561
- Kittrell Elementary School3.0 mi · 576
- Lowell Elementary School3.0 mi · 538
- East High School3.5 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About Bunger Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bunger Middle School?
Bunger Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bunger Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bunger Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bunger Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bunger Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bunger Middle School?
Bunger Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Bunger Middle School?
Bunger Middle School is overseen by Waterloo Comm School District in Black Hawk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.