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Enrollment
386
Middle
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLES CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190708000320
Charles City Middle School
1200 1st Ave., Charles City, IA 50616 · (641) 257-6530 · Floyd County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
201 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Charles City Middle School→Charles City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Charles City Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
65.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-100 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.8:1
% White
75%
was 75%
% Hispanic
6%
was 8%
% Black
10%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Charles City Middle School
Set in Charles City, Iowa, Charles City Middle School is a moderately sized junior high, operated by Charles City Comm School District. It enrolls 386 students across grades 5 through 8.
Across the 4 schools in Charles City Comm School District (1,344 students total), Charles City Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Charles City Middle School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Charles City Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Charles City Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Charles City Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 68.2%, a residual of +2.3 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Floyd County put the typical household earns roughly $68,557 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Floyd County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,152 students), Charles City Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Charles City High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Charles City Middle School. On composite proficiency, Charles City Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.
Charles City Middle School operates from a town-center location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles City Middle School has fell 21%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Charles City Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,328
Census ACS
Median income
$68,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,152 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charles City Comm School District
- Charles City High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other schools in Charles City
- Charles City High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Charles City High School0.1 mi · 472
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 280
- Washington Elementary School1.4 mi · 206
- Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School9.6 mi · 281
- Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School9.8 mi · 311
- North Butler Jr/Sr High School13.4 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Charles City Middle SchoolHow large is Charles City Middle School?
Charles City Middle School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 05-08.
Is Charles City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Charles City Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Charles City Middle School.
How diverse is Charles City Middle School?
Charles City Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles City Middle School?
Charles City Middle School is overseen by Charles City Comm School District in Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.