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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the George Washington Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190948000620
George Washington Middle School
51 N Grandview Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 · (563) 552-4800 · Dubuque County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Iowa public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
312 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
66.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.5pp 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 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 63.3% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 George Washington Middle School
George Washington Middle School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Middle School this school | 584 | 53.4% | 65.4% |
| Edward Stone Middle School Burlington | 452 | 56.6% | 52.6% |
| Aldo Leopold Intermediate School Burlington | 412 | 58.3% | 47.5% |
| Taft Middle School Cedar Rapids | 593 | 46.5% | 71.0% |
| Clinton Middle School Clinton | 745 | 55.3% | 64.2% |
| Charles City Middle School Charles City | 386 | 52.1% | 68.2% |
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 George Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #181 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #175 of 224 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #187 of 224 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #57 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #10 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #48 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #50 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #65 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
584
-83 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 584 | 49.9 | 11.7:1 | 53% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 52.5 | 11.6:1 | 45% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 53.5 | 11.7:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 56 | 11.9:1 | 49% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 48% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 52 | 13.1:1 | 40% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 28% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 47 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (647 to 584); teachers down 4% (52 to 49.9).
About George Washington Middle School
Dubuque, Iowa, is home to George Washington Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 584 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Iowa is roughly 400 students; this school is 46% larger than that.
Dubuque Comm School District serves 9,843 students across 19 schools.
At George Washington Middle School, White students make up 66% of the student body. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Pacific Islander. Dubuque County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. George Washington Middle School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 11.7 students per teacher and 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 39% average among public schools in Dubuque County.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, George Washington 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.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, George Washington Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 65.4% against 65.2%.
Among Dubuque County residents, 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%. Besides George Washington Middle School, Dubuque County has 25 other public schools.
Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of George Washington Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, George Washington Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 667.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Dubuque Comm School District
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- John Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other schools in Dubuque
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- John Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other George Washington Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named George Washington Middle. George Washington Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- George Washington MiddleAlexandria, VA · 1,458 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 644 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 579 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolWAYNE, NJ · 493 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLJAMESTOWN, NY · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 257
- Bryant Elementary School0.7 mi · 299
- Irving Elementary School0.9 mi · 409
- Dubuque Senior High School1.0 mi · 1,490
- Prescott Elementary School1.4 mi · 352
- Dubuque Online School1.6 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About George Washington Middle SchoolHow large is George Washington Middle School?
George Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does George Washington Middle School serve?
George Washington Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at George Washington Middle School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at George Washington Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Washington Middle School?
At George Washington Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is George Washington Middle School in?
George Washington Middle School is part of Dubuque Comm School District.
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