Enrollment
75
Middle
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191011000644
East Buchanan Middle School
414 5th St North, Winthrop, IA 50682 · (319) 935-3367 · Buchanan County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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
13.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
25 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 7 | 43 | 57% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 43% |
Student demographics
5%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
East Buchanan Middle School→East Buchanan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Buchanan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
86.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 86.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 74.1% |
% 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 East Buchanan Middle School
East Buchanan Middle School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Buchanan Middle School this school | 75 | 33.3% | 77.2% |
| George-Little Rock Middle School George | 61 | 32.8% | 71.9% |
| Montezuma Junior High School Montezuma | 106 | 39.6% | 81.2% |
| Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville | 128 | 33.6% | 73.3% |
| Woodbury Central Middle School Moville | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
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 East Buchanan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #239 of 246 |
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
75
-54 (-42%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 124
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 75 | 5.6 | 13.5:1 | 33% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 5.6 | 15.4:1 | 35% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 5.6 | 15.9:1 | 41% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 43% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 5.9 | 22.5:1 | 37% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 33% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 4 | 28.0:1 | 29% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 11 | 13.7:1 | 21% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 124 | 6 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Buchanan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (132 to 75); teachers down 5% (5.9 to 5.6).
About East Buchanan Middle School
Students in Winthrop, Iowa, attend East Buchanan Middle School, a very small middle-grades school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 75 students in 2024-25. The school is 81% below the average for middle schools in Iowa.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in East Buchanan Comm School District totals 567 students.
A large majority of enrollment at East Buchanan Middle School is White, at 97%. Among Buchanan County residents, the White share is about 96%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Buchanan Middle School scores 5%.
Staffing at East Buchanan Middle School comes to 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5:1. Middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. East Buchanan Middle School counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, East Buchanan Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Iowa public middle schools.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.3%. East Buchanan Middle School scores 77.2%.
For Buchanan County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $78,236, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 18 public schools and about 3,231 students.
East Buchanan Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from East Buchanan High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.2% is above the 71.9% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for East Buchanan Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 129 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 75. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.5:1 to 13.5:1.
This page is set up for the East Buchanan Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,694
Census ACS
Median income
$78,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Buchanan Comm School District
- East Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- East Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Other schools in Winthrop
- East Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- East Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 189 students
Other East Buchanan Middle schools
One other US public school is named East Buchanan Middle. East Buchanan Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLEEASTON, MO · 167 students
Nearby schools
- East Buchanan High School0.0 mi · 189
- East Buchanan Elementary School0.0 mi · 303
- Early Childhood Center8.7 mi · 46
- East Elementary School8.7 mi · 265
- West Elementary School8.8 mi · 360
- Independence Junior Senior High School9.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About East Buchanan Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Buchanan Middle School?
East Buchanan Middle School enrolls approximately 75 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does East Buchanan Middle School serve?
East Buchanan Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at East Buchanan Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at East Buchanan Middle School.
What is the student diversity at East Buchanan Middle School?
Student demographics at East Buchanan Middle School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is East Buchanan Middle School in?
East Buchanan Middle School is part of East Buchanan Comm School District.
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