Total enrollment
1,784
+2 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Fort Madison Comm School District
Iowa · 2,983 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside Fort Madison Comm School District comes to roughly 2,983 students across 5 schools (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Fort Madison Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-2 (-50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fort Madison Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #142 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,983 | #35 of 234 | #3,241 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #49 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #72 of 234 | #3,475 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 59.1% | #14 of 234 | #2,949 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fort Madison Comm School District
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary School at 76.9% proficient to Fort Madison Middle School at 58.8%, a gap of 18.1 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Madison Elementary School | Fort Madison | Elementary | PK-06 | 932 |
| Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School | Fort Madison | High | 07-12 | 852 |
| Fort Madison Middle School | Fort Madison | Middle | 04-08 | 686 |
| Richardson Elementary School | Fort Madison | Elementary | PK-03 | 286 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Fort Madison | Elementary | KG-03 | 227 |
About Fort Madison Comm School District
Across 5 schools, Fort Madison Comm School District educates about 2,983 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a small district.
For a sense of the school types, Fort Madison Comm School District is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 597 in this district, higher than the Iowa typical of 376.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,782 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,784 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Fort Madison Comm School District shed 2 schools, going from 4 to 2.
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