Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER POINT-URBANA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190666002041
Center Point-Urbana Middle School
613 Summit Street, Center Point, IA 52213 · (319) 849-1102 · Linn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
- 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
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
55 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 95 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 29% |
Student demographics
10%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
Students here typically continue to
Center Point-Urbana Middle School→Center Point-Urbana High School
Based on grade levels within Center Point-Urbana Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
85.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.3% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 88.1% | 81.4% |
% 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
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Center Point-Urbana Middle School
Center Point-Urbana Middle School's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point-Urbana Middle School this school | 290 | 19.0% | 85.3% |
| Jesup Middle School Jesup | 249 | 22.1% | 81.0% |
| DeSoto Intermediate School DeSoto | 337 | 20.2% | 87.1% |
| Benton Community Middle School Van Horne | 235 | 21.7% | 76.6% |
| Roland-Story Middle School Roland | 331 | 20.5% | 86.1% |
| Ballard Middle School Huxley | 418 | 17.7% | 83.9% |
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 Center Point-Urbana Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #27 of 224 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #37 of 224 ▲ 17 | #4 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #25 of 224 ▲ 4 | #5 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #150 of 246 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #29 of 180 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #176 of 180 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #217 of 237 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #23 of 103 | #5 of 10 |
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
290
-57 (-16%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 24.1 | 13.2:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 24.4 | 13.8:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 27.6 | 13.0:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 17% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Point-Urbana Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (360 to 290); teachers down 17% (27.6 to 23).
About Center Point-Urbana Middle School
Center Point, Iowa, is home to Center Point-Urbana Middle School, a small middle school. The school's 290 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students each.
Center Point-Urbana Middle School is a school in Center Point-Urbana Comm School District. The district has 4 schools and 1,370 students.
The large majority of students at Center Point-Urbana Middle School, 95%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Linn County, the White share is about 84%. By the diversity index, Center Point-Urbana Middle School comes in at 10%.
Center Point-Urbana Middle School employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 19% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Linn County averages 40%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Center Point-Urbana Middle School is A-. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 82.5%.
Center Point-Urbana Middle School is located in Linn County, where median household income is about $77,649, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Linn County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,480.
Of nearby public schools, Center Point-Urbana Primary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 81.5%, lower than Center Point-Urbana Middle School's 85.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 347 in 2020-21 and 290 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Community posts for Center Point-Urbana Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Center Point-Urbana Comm School District
- Center Point-Urbana High SchoolHigh · 440 students
- Center Point-Urbana Primary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Center Point-Urbana Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Center Point
- Center Point-Urbana High SchoolHigh · 440 students
- Center Point-Urbana Primary SchoolElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Center Point-Urbana Primary School0.3 mi · 365
- Center Point-Urbana High School0.3 mi · 440
- Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School5.2 mi · 275
- Shellsburg Elementary School7.8 mi · 269
- Alburnett Senior High School8.9 mi · 293
- Alburnett Middle School8.9 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Center Point-Urbana Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Center Point-Urbana Middle School?
Center Point-Urbana Middle School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
Is Center Point-Urbana Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Center Point-Urbana Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Point-Urbana Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Center Point-Urbana Middle School is approximately 12.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Center Point-Urbana Middle School?
Student demographics at Center Point-Urbana Middle School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Center Point-Urbana Middle School?
Center Point-Urbana Middle School is overseen by Center Point-Urbana Comm School District in Linn County.
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