Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190894000513
Denver Middle School
800 Longview Drive, Denver, IA 50622 · (319) 984-6041 · Bremer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
31 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 6 | 75 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 30% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Denver Middle School→Denver Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Denver Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
95.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
93.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.8% | 93.3% |
| 2023-24 | 94.9% | 92.6% |
% 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
92.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Denver Middle School
Denver Middle School's state test result (92.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Middle School this school | 238 | 13.0% | 92.7% |
| Hinton Intermediate School Hinton | 191 | 13.1% | 81.7% |
| Treynor Middle School Treynor | 197 | 14.2% | 90.8% |
| Solon Middle School Solon | 320 | 11.3% | 89.2% |
| Alburnett Middle School Alburnett | 169 | 12.4% | 88.5% |
| Underwood Middle School Underwood | 184 | 17.4% | 84.8% |
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 Denver Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.7% | #2 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.3% | #2 of 224 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.8% | #1 of 224 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #171 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #174 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #179 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #230 of 237 |
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
238
+44 (+23%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 238 | 11.8 | 20.2:1 | 13% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 11.8 | 18.6:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 9.8 | 21.0:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 10 | 19.4:1 | 13% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 8 | 23.3:1 | 10% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 11 | 15.8:1 | 17% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 6 | 27.7:1 | 10% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 11% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denver Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (186 to 238); teachers up 47% (8 to 11.8).
About Denver Middle School
Denver Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Denver, Iowa. A federal count lists 238 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
Denver Middle School is one school in Denver Comm School District, a system of 4 schools with 1,007 students.
Denver Middle School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The White share in Bremer County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. Denver Middle School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 20.2:1 comes from the school's 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 13% in 2024-25.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Denver Middle School is 7.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 92.7% actual, 85.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
Bremer County has about 25,204 residents, and median household income is about $86,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bremer County number 20 and enroll about 5,346.
Nearby, Denver Senior High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Denver Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Denver Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 92.7% against a local average of 87.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 23%, from 194 to 238.
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Bremer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,204
Census ACS
Median income
$86,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Comm School District
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingElementary · 431 students
- Denver Senior High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Denver Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Denver
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingElementary · 431 students
- Denver Senior High SchoolHigh · 278 students
- Denver Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Denver Senior High School0.0 mi · 278
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building0.4 mi · 431
- Denver Early Elementary School0.6 mi · 60
- Readlyn Elementary School5.8 mi · 107
- Janesville Junior-Senior High School6.9 mi · 243
- Janesville Elementary School6.9 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Denver Middle SchoolHow large is Denver Middle School?
Denver Middle School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Denver Middle School serve?
Denver Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denver Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denver Middle School is approximately 20.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Denver Middle School?
Student demographics at Denver Middle School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Denver Middle School in?
Denver Middle School is part of Denver Comm School District.
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