Enrollment
337
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190861000493
Davis County Middle School
500 E North St, Bloomfield, IA 52537 · (641) 664-2200 · Davis County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Iowa public middle schools
- C-Test 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
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
159 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 28% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Davis County Middle School→Davis County Community High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Davis County 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% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.4pp 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 65 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 59.6% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Davis County Middle School
Davis County Middle School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis County Middle School this school | 337 | 47.2% | 64.6% |
| Southeast Valley Middle School Burnside | 314 | 47.5% | 69.8% |
| South Central Calhoun Middle School Rockwell City | 329 | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| Crestwood Middle School Cresco | 283 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Atlantic Middle School Atlantic | 349 | 44.4% | 76.4% |
| Camanche Middle School Camanche | 256 | 48.8% | 68.2% |
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 Davis County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #183 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #180 of 224 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #165 of 224 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #125 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #171 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #174 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #81 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #29 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
337
-66 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 337 | 17.8 | 19.0:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 16.7 | 20.4:1 | 54% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 15.7 | 22.7:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 15 | 26.9:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 19.8 | 20.4:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 34% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (404 to 337); teachers down 10% (19.8 to 17.8).
About Davis County Middle School
Davis County Middle School sits in Bloomfield, Iowa, and is classified as a middle school. There are 337 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8.
Davis County Comm School District enrolls 1,147 students, and its 4 schools include Davis County Middle School.
The share of White students at Davis County Middle School is 94%. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. In Davis County overall, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Davis County Middle School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Davis County Middle School, there are about 19.0 students; the school has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. The average for public schools in Davis County is similar, at 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Davis County Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Iowa public middle schools.
Davis County Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.6%) and its predicted rate (68.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
The school is in Davis County, where median household income comes to about $77,194, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Davis County's 4 public schools enroll about 1,147 students and include Davis County Middle School.
The closest school to Davis County Middle School is Davis County Elementary, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Davis County Middle School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Davis County Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 337 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 403. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.9:1 to 19.0:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Davis County Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,157
Census ACS
Median income
$77,194
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis County Comm School District
- Davis County ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Davis County Community High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- DC OnlineHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Davis County ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Davis County Community High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- DC OnlineHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Davis County Elementary0.0 mi · 418
- Davis County Community High School0.2 mi · 358
- DC Online0.8 mi · 34
- Moulton-Udell High School14.7 mi · 85
- Moulton Elementary School14.7 mi · 103
- Liberty Intermediate School16.5 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Davis County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Davis County Middle School?
Davis County Middle School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Davis County Middle School serve?
Davis County Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Davis County Middle School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Davis County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Davis County Middle School?
Student demographics at Davis County Middle School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Davis County Middle School public or private?
Davis County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davis County Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.