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Enrollment
459
Middle
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190633001989
Carroll Middle School
3203 N. Grant Road, Carroll, IA 51401 · (712) 792-8020 · Carroll County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
177 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 5 | 114 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 27% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Carroll Middle School→Carroll High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carroll Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.5% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 68.4% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Carroll Middle School
Carroll Middle School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Middle School this school | 459 | 38.6% | 69.0% |
| Vernon Middle School Marion | 587 | 37.8% | 74.2% |
| Grinnell Community Middle School Grinnell | 420 | 34.5% | 72.8% |
| Glenwood Middle School Glenwood | 453 | 39.1% | 87.4% |
| Walcott Middle School Walcott | 322 | 37.6% | 66.3% |
| Harlan Community Middle School Harlan | 335 | 38.2% | 82.5% |
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 Carroll Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #163 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #146 of 224 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #141 of 224 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #78 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #146 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #97 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #123 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #35 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
459
-70 (-13%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 459 | 28.9 | 15.9:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 28.9 | 15.8:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 30.9 | 15.8:1 | 39% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 33% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 36.7 | 14.9:1 | 37% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 26% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (546 to 459); teachers down 21% (36.7 to 28.9).
About Carroll Middle School
Carroll Middle School is a public middle school in Carroll, Iowa. A total of 459 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 8.
Carroll Comm School District is the district for Carroll Middle School. It has 4 schools and 1,593 students.
The large majority of students at Carroll Middle School, 83%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 93% share among Carroll County residents. Carroll Middle School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 28.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. Among middle schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Carroll County, the average is about the same, 37%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Carroll Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Carroll Middle School, the prediction is 72.7% and the result is 69.0%.
In Carroll County (population about 20,594), median household income is about $72,930, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 10 public schools operate in Carroll County, serving about 2,912 students.
The closest public school to Carroll Middle School is Carroll High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Carroll Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 69.0% is below the 75.6% average for nearby schools.
Carroll Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Carroll Middle School had 529 students in 2020-21 and 459 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,594
Census ACS
Median income
$72,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,912 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll Comm School District
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Other schools in Carroll
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Other Carroll Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Carroll Middle. Carroll Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Carroll Middle SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 1,004 students
- Carroll MiddleRaleigh, NC · 898 students
- Carroll Middle SchoolSOUTHLAKE, TX · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll High School0.2 mi · 483
- Fairview Elementary School1.1 mi · 419
- Adams Elementary School1.7 mi · 232
- Glidden-Ralston Elementary School7.2 mi · 227
- Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School7.2 mi · 163
- Westside Junior-Senior High School12.4 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carroll Middle School?
Carroll Middle School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 05-08.
Is Carroll Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carroll Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Carroll Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Carroll Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll Middle School?
At Carroll Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carroll Middle School?
Carroll Middle School is overseen by Carroll Comm School District in Carroll County.
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