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Enrollment
639
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193135000205
Drexler Middle School
405 3rd Ave NE, Farley, IA 52046 · (563) 663-9651 · Dubuque County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Iowa public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
151 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 6 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 36% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Drexler Middle School→Western Dubuque High School
Based on grade levels within Western Dubuque Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 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 are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.3% | 83.3% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Drexler Middle School
Drexler Middle School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drexler Middle School this school | 639 | 23.6% | 81.7% |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School Waverly | 681 | 24.8% | 81.9% |
| North Scott Junior High School Eldridge | 531 | 26.2% | 80.4% |
| Decorah Middle School Decorah | 432 | 26.2% | 84.2% |
| Norwalk Middle School Norwalk | 824 | 18.1% | 79.0% |
| DC-G Oak View Grimes | 537 | 20.5% | 85.8% |
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 Drexler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #57 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #50 of 224 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #70 of 224 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #46 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #37 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #149 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #198 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #42 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
639
+51 (+9%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 639 | 49.6 | 12.9:1 | 24% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 48.1 | 13.7:1 | 27% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 47.9 | 13.7:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 49.2 | 15.2:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 34% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 29% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 29% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drexler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (748 to 639); teachers up 1% (49.2 to 49.6).
About Drexler Middle School
Drexler Middle School is a large middle-grades school with its address in Farley, Iowa. It enrolled 639 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for middle schools in Iowa, which is about 400.
A total of 8 schools make up Western Dubuque Comm School District, with 3,643 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Drexler Middle School is 90% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. Drexler Middle School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The school's lunch program data list 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Dubuque County average 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Drexler Middle School is B+. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Iowa, Drexler Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 81.7% actual against a predicted 80.1%.
Dubuque County has about 99,030 residents, and the median household income is $77,630, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Dubuque County has 26 public schools and roughly 13,164 students.
Nearby, Farley Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Drexler Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 81.7% versus a 79.9% average.
Drexler Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 51 more students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
Discussions about Drexler Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District
- Western Dubuque High SchoolHigh · 927 students
- Peosta Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Cascade Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 392 students
- Epworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Dyersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Cascade Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Farley Elementary School0.0 mi · 273
- Western Dubuque High School3.0 mi · 927
- Epworth Elementary School3.7 mi · 360
- Dyersville Elementary School7.1 mi · 322
- Peosta Elementary School8.2 mi · 425
- Cascade Elementary School10.0 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Drexler Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Drexler Middle School?
Drexler Middle School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Drexler Middle School serve?
Drexler Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Drexler Middle School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Drexler Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Drexler Middle School?
At Drexler Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Drexler Middle School public or private?
Drexler Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Dubuque Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.