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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190852002174
DC-G Oak View
1300 SW County Line Rd, Grimes, IA 50111 · (515) 986-0105 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
110 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 7 | 259 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 52% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
DC-G Oak View→Dallas Center-Grimes High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
86.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.3% | 86.4% |
| 2023-24 | 88.9% | 81.3% |
% 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
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 DC-G Oak View
DC-G Oak View's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC-G Oak View this school | 537 | 20.5% | 85.8% |
| Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School Dallas Center | 586 | 19.3% | 83.9% |
| Bondurant-Farrar Junior High Bondurant | 398 | 19.8% | 77.4% |
| Jefferson Intermediate Pella | 494 | 16.6% | 81.2% |
| Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School Bondurant | 445 | 16.4% | 72.4% |
| Holmes Junior High School Cedar Falls | 628 | 25.2% | 85.3% |
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 DC-G Oak View ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #25 of 224 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #23 of 224 ▲ 34 | #3 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #18 of 224 ▲ 5 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #62 of 246 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #121 of 180 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #117 of 180 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #208 of 237 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #12 of 61 | N/A |
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
537
+40 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 537 | 35.4 | 15.2:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 35.2 | 16.1:1 | 19% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 32.4 | 17.8:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 26.2 | 15.9:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 20% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DC-G Oak View.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (416 to 537); teachers up 35% (26.2 to 35.4).
About DC-G Oak View
DC-G Oak View is the name of a mid-sized middle school in Grimes, Iowa. Total enrollment is 537 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. It has 34% more students than the average for middle schools in Iowa (about 400).
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District has 7 schools and 3,743 students, and DC-G Oak View is one of those schools.
Roughly 86% of students at DC-G Oak View are White. The remaining students are 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Dallas County residents are about 84% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DC-G Oak View scores 25%.
Its ratio of 15.2:1 is based on 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is similar, at 22%.
A school with DC-G Oak View's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 81.7%. DC-G Oak View scores 85.8%, 4.1 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $102,379, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 22,938 students.
Of the public schools around it, DC-G Oak View is closest to Dallas Center-Grimes High School, about 1.0 miles away. DC-G Oak View has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. DC-G Oak View ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 85.8% against a local average of 82.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 537, compared with 497 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 15.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know DC-G Oak View can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
- Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolHigh · 1,073 students
- Dallas Center-Grimes Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- South Prairie ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Dallas Center ElementaryElementary · 169 students
Other schools in Grimes
- Dallas Center-Grimes High SchoolHigh · 1,073 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- South Prairie ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- North Ridge ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Dallas Center-Grimes High School1.0 mi · 1,073
- South Prairie Elementary1.1 mi · 436
- Waterford Elementary School1.3 mi · 464
- Heritage Elementary2.2 mi · 530
- North Ridge Elementary2.4 mi · 412
- Radiant Elementary School2.7 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About DC-G Oak ViewHow many students attend DC-G Oak View?
DC-G Oak View enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does DC-G Oak View serve?
DC-G Oak View serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does DC-G Oak View have?
DC-G Oak View employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is DC-G Oak View?
DC-G Oak View reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DC-G Oak View?
DC-G Oak View is overseen by Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District in Dallas County.
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