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Enrollment
765
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT DODGE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191182002197
Fort Dodge Middle School
800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 · (515) 574-5691 · Webster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
423 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 256 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Fort Dodge Middle School→Fort Dodge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fort Dodge Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 60.1% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Fort Dodge Middle School
Fort Dodge Middle School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge Middle School this school | 765 | 55.3% | 61.1% |
| Clinton Middle School Clinton | 745 | 55.3% | 64.2% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Council Bluffs | 855 | 58.9% | 58.1% |
| Lincoln Intermediate Mason City | 485 | 53.2% | 65.6% |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School Council Bluffs | 913 | 48.5% | 66.3% |
| John Adams Middle School Mason City | 463 | 49.0% | 65.7% |
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 Fort Dodge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #189 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #196 of 224 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #189 of 224 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #26 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #163 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #54 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #47 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.8% | #7 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
765
-301 (-28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 765 | 44.8 | 17.1:1 | 55% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 42.8 | 18.1:1 | 57% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 45.1 | 16.9:1 | 62% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 1,066 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 59% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 1,089 | 69.7 | 15.6:1 | 61% (668) |
| 2015-16 | 1,098 | 67 | 16.4:1 | 60% (661) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Dodge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (1,089 to 765); teachers down 36% (69.7 to 44.8).
About Fort Dodge Middle School
Fort Dodge Middle School, located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It educates 765 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 91% larger than the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
Fort Dodge Comm School District counts 7 schools and 3,385 students, including Fort Dodge Middle School.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fort Dodge Middle School combined. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. By comparison, Webster County residents are about 86% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Fort Dodge Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The count of teachers at Fort Dodge Middle School is 44.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, lower than at this school. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Fort Dodge Middle School is D. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Fort Dodge Middle School are 3.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.1% actual, 64.3% predicted).
Webster County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,975, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Fort Dodge Middle School is among the 12 public schools in Webster County.
The closest public school, Fort Dodge High School, is about 0.5 miles from Fort Dodge Middle School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Fort Dodge Middle School places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 1,066 to 765 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,886
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,678 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District
- Fort Dodge High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Duncombe Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 376 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Feelhaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Fort Dodge
- Fort Dodge High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Duncombe Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 376 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Feelhaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Dodge High School0.5 mi · 1,020
- Cooper Elementary School0.7 mi · 231
- Duncombe Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
- Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 376
- Butler Elementary School1.7 mi · 328
- Feelhaver Elementary School1.7 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Dodge Middle SchoolHow large is Fort Dodge Middle School?
Fort Dodge Middle School enrolls approximately 765 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fort Dodge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Dodge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fort Dodge Middle School have?
Fort Dodge Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Dodge Middle School?
At Fort Dodge Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fort Dodge Middle School public or private?
Fort Dodge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Dodge Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.