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Enrollment
432
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECORAH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190873000498
Decorah Middle School
405 Winnebago St., Decorah, IA 52101 · (563) 382-8427 · Winneshiek County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
113 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 41%
Community
3
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
Decorah Middle School→Decorah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Decorah Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
83.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.2pp 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 84 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 have held steady.
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
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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
432
-85 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.3:1
% White
88%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Decorah Middle School
Decorah Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Decorah, Iowa, overseen by Decorah Community School District. Current enrollment sits at 432 students spanning grades 5 through 8.
Decorah Community School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,522 students; Decorah Middle School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Decorah Middle School shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Decorah Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Decorah Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.9%, the actual is 84.2%, a residual of +5.4 points.
In the broader community, census data for Winneshiek County shows median household earnings sit near $79,066, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winneshiek County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,434 students), of which Decorah Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Carrie Lee Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Decorah Middle School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 81.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Decorah Middle School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Winneshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,873
Census ACS
Median income
$79,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decorah Community School District
- Decorah High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- John Cline Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Carrie Lee ElementaryElementary · 215 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 20 students
Other schools in Decorah
- Decorah High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- John Cline Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Carrie Lee ElementaryElementary · 215 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Carrie Lee Elementary0.1 mi · 215
- John Cline Elementary School0.3 mi · 300
- Decorah High School0.4 mi · 555
- West Side Elementary School0.8 mi · 20
- South Winneshiek High School9.2 mi · 205
- South Winneshiek Middle School11.0 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Decorah Middle SchoolHow many students attend Decorah Middle School?
Decorah Middle School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Decorah Middle School serve?
Decorah Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Decorah Middle School have?
Decorah Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Decorah Middle School?
At Decorah Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Decorah Middle School in?
Decorah Middle School is part of Decorah Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.