Enrollment
142
Middle
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLHAM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191005001956
Earlham Middle School
535 N Chestnut Ave, Earlham, IA 50072 · (515) 758-2214 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Iowa public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
19 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 46 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 29% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Earlham Middle School→Earlham Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Earlham Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 80.9% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 Earlham Middle School
Earlham Middle School's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlham Middle School this school | 142 | 13.4% | 79.3% |
| Alburnett Middle School Alburnett | 169 | 12.4% | 88.5% |
| Hinton Intermediate School Hinton | 191 | 13.1% | 81.7% |
| Treynor Middle School Treynor | 197 | 14.2% | 90.8% |
| Underwood Middle School Underwood | 184 | 17.4% | 84.8% |
| Ogden Middle School Ogden | 158 | 19.6% | 77.4% |
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 Earlham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #77 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #57 of 224 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #85 of 224 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #209 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #228 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
142
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 142 | 7.8 | 18.3:1 | 13% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 6.8 | 20.1:1 | 20% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 6.8 | 19.4:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 6 | 25.0:1 | 25% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 6.3 | 13.5:1 | 20% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | 23% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 14% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 16% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 6 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earlham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (85 to 142); teachers up 23% (6.3 to 7.8).
About Earlham Middle School
Earlham Middle School is a small middle school that serves part of Earlham, Iowa. The school counts 142 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
Earlham Middle School is one school in Earlham Comm School District, a system of 3 schools with 659 students.
Most students at Earlham Middle School are White: 94% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Earlham Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
With 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Earlham Middle School was 18.3:1. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 13%. Public schools in Madison County average 25%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Earlham Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Earlham Middle School is 5.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Census estimates describe Madison County this way: median household income is about $90,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 10 public schools in Madison County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,355.
The next-closest public school is Earlham Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Earlham Middle School at 6th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 150 in 2020-21 and 142 in 2024-25, a decrease of 8 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Earlham Comm School District
- Earlham Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Earlham Senior High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Other schools in Earlham
- Earlham Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Earlham Senior High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Earlham Elementary School0.0 mi · 328
- Earlham Senior High School0.0 mi · 189
- Dexter Elementary School5.7 mi · 186
- DeSoto Intermediate School6.5 mi · 337
- West Central Valley Middle School7.6 mi · 191
- Meadow View Elementary9.1 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Earlham Middle SchoolHow large is Earlham Middle School?
Earlham Middle School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 06-08.
Is Earlham Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Earlham Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Earlham Middle School have?
Earlham Middle School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Earlham Middle School?
Earlham Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Earlham Middle School?
Earlham Middle School is overseen by Earlham Comm School District in Madison County.
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