Fort Dodge Middle School

Fort Dodge Middle School, a heavily attended middle-grades school in Fort Dodge, Iowa, overseen by Fort Dodge Comm School District, serves 765 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 91% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Across the 7 schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District (3,385 students total), Fort Dodge Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fort Dodge Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fort Dodge Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Webster County put the typical household earns roughly $68,975 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Webster County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,678 students), of which Fort Dodge Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fort Dodge High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Fort Dodge Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fort Dodge Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Dodge Middle School has contracted 30%, going from 1,089 students in 2018 to 765 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 72% to 67%. Class-load math has rose: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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