Enrollment
256
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMANCHE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190606000207
Camanche Middle School
1400 9th St, Camanche, IA 52730 · (563) 259-3014 · Clinton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
125 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 5 | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 27% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Camanche Middle School→Camanche High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Camanche Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 66.7% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Camanche Middle School
Camanche Middle School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camanche Middle School this school | 256 | 48.8% | 68.2% |
| Crestwood Middle School Cresco | 283 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Knoxville Middle School Knoxville | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
| Southeast Valley Middle School Burnside | 314 | 47.5% | 69.8% |
| Davis County Middle School Bloomfield | 337 | 47.2% | 64.6% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
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 Camanche Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #164 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #150 of 224 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #162 of 224 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #161 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #82 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #123 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #71 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #37 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
256
-38 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 256 | 18.2 | 14.1:1 | 49% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 18.3 | 14.9:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 19.3 | 14.6:1 | 45% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 43% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 19.4 | 15.6:1 | 43% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 16% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camanche Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (303 to 256); teachers down 6% (19.4 to 18.2).
About Camanche Middle School
Students in Camanche, Iowa, attend Camanche Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 256 students. On average, middle schools in Iowa enroll around 400, and this school is 36% below that mark.
The district, Camanche Comm School District, operates 3 schools serving 923 students.
The share of students at Camanche Middle School who are White is 87%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Clinton County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Camanche Middle School has 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Camanche 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 28% of Iowa public middle schools.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 67.5%. Camanche Middle School scores 68.2%.
The school's county is Clinton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,981 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Camanche Middle School shares Clinton County with 17 other public schools.
Camanche High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Camanche Middle School, there are 6 other public schools. Camanche Middle School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Camanche Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 13%.
On allk12, people connected to Camanche Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Camanche Comm School District
- Camanche ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Camanche High SchoolHigh · 309 students
Other schools in Camanche
- Camanche ElementaryElementary · 358 students
- Camanche High SchoolHigh · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Camanche High School0.1 mi · 309
- Camanche Elementary0.4 mi · 358
- Bluff Elementary School4.0 mi · 372
- Clinton High School4.5 mi · 981
- Whittier Elementary School4.7 mi · 331
- Jefferson Elementary School4.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Camanche Middle SchoolHow many students attend Camanche Middle School?
Camanche Middle School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 05-08.
Is Camanche Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camanche Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camanche Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camanche Middle School is approximately 14.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camanche Middle School?
At Camanche Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Camanche Middle School public or private?
Camanche Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Camanche Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.