Enrollment
311
Middle
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190681002144
Central DeWitt Intermediate School
1010 4th Ave. E., DeWitt, IA 52742 · (563) 659-4780 · Clinton County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
103 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 4 | 109 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 35% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
81.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 81.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 80.5% |
% 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Central DeWitt Intermediate School
Central DeWitt Intermediate School's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central DeWitt Intermediate School this school | 311 | 33.1% | 77.6% |
| IKM-Manning Middle School Manning | 297 | 33.3% | 83.1% |
| Central Springs Middle School Nora Springs | 255 | 33.7% | N/A |
| West Delaware Middle School Manchester | 378 | 34.1% | 83.1% |
| Okoboji Middle School Milford | 339 | 31.6% | 77.5% |
| Anamosa Middle School Anamosa | 335 | 31.6% | 72.7% |
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 Central DeWitt Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #90 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #64 of 224 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #100 of 224 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #143 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #32 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #146 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #154 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #95 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
311
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 311 | 24.5 | 12.7:1 | 33% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 39% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 23.4 | 14.0:1 | 33% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 23.3 | 13.7:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 36% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central DeWitt Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (319 to 311); teachers up 5% (23.3 to 24.5).
About Central DeWitt Intermediate School
Central DeWitt Intermediate School serves students in DeWitt, Iowa, as a small middle school. Students in grades 4 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 311 students. Middle schools in Iowa have about 400 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Central DeWitt School District is the district for Central DeWitt Intermediate School. It has 4 schools and 1,552 students.
Of every 100 students at Central DeWitt Intermediate School, about 90 are White. The school is also 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Clinton County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
On staff are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 33% of students at Central DeWitt Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clinton County average 42%.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.4%. Central DeWitt Intermediate School scores 77.6%.
Looking at the county, Clinton County, the median household earns about $66,981 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Clinton County has 18 public schools with about 7,129 students, including Central DeWitt Intermediate School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central DeWitt Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central DeWitt Intermediate School is 4th on average proficiency.
Central DeWitt Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Central DeWitt School District
- Central DeWitt High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Ekstrand Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Central DeWitt Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Central DeWitt Middle School0.1 mi · 244
- Central DeWitt High School0.1 mi · 533
- Ekstrand Elementary School1.2 mi · 464
- Alan Shepard Elementary School9.3 mi · 467
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School9.4 mi · 369
- John Glenn Elementary School11.7 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Central DeWitt Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Central DeWitt Intermediate School?
Central DeWitt Intermediate School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 04-06.
Is Central DeWitt Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central DeWitt Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Central DeWitt Intermediate School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Central DeWitt Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central DeWitt Intermediate School?
At Central DeWitt Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Central DeWitt Intermediate School public or private?
Central DeWitt Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central DeWitt School District.
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