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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191251001471
Gilbert Middle School
201 E. Mathews, Gilbert, IA 50105 · (515) 232-0540 · Story County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Iowa public middle schools
- A+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
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
38 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 136 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 35% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Gilbert Middle School→Gilbert High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gilbert Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
95.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
92.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 90.7% |
% 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
93.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
87.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 Gilbert Middle School
Gilbert Middle School's state test result (93.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Middle School this school | 408 | 9.3% | 93.4% |
| Jefferson Intermediate Pella | 494 | 16.6% | 81.2% |
| Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School Bondurant | 445 | 16.4% | 72.4% |
| Bondurant-Farrar Junior High Bondurant | 398 | 19.8% | 77.4% |
| North Polk Middle School Alleman | 504 | 8.5% | 87.1% |
| Trailridge School Waukee | 754 | 12.1% | 85.8% |
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 Gilbert Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 93.4% | #1 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #5 of 224 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.8% | #2 of 224 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #100 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #136 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #110 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #235 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #38 of 61 |
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
408
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 408 | 26.4 | 15.5:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 26.3 | 15.4:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 25.3 | 16.1:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 19.6 | 19.5:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 9% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (383 to 408); teachers up 34% (19.6 to 26.4).
About Gilbert Middle School
Gilbert Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in Gilbert, Iowa. Federal data show 408 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Gilbert Comm School District totals 1,682 students.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among Story County residents, the White share is about 82%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Gilbert Middle School, which has 26.4. It is about the same as the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 9%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Story County.
Gilbert Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Iowa public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 87.3% for Gilbert Middle School. The school posts 93.4%, 6.1 points above the prediction.
Census data for Story County show the median household earns about $69,685 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Gilbert Middle School, Story County has 26 public schools.
Gilbert Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Gilbert Intermediate School, its nearest public school. Gilbert Middle School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 81.4% on proficiency, and Gilbert Middle School is above that at 93.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 36 students, from 372 to 408. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.7:1 to 15.5:1.
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Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilbert Comm School District
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 509 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other schools in Gilbert
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 509 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Gilbert Intermediate SchoolElementary · 356 students
Other Gilbert Middle schools
One other US public school is named Gilbert Middle. Gilbert Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gilbert MiddleGilbert, SC · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Gilbert Intermediate School0.3 mi · 356
- Gilbert High School0.3 mi · 509
- Gilbert Elementary School0.5 mi · 409
- Northwood Pre-School4.1 mi · 244
- Fellows Elementary School4.5 mi · 489
- Ames High School4.7 mi · 1,440
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gilbert Middle School?
Gilbert Middle School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gilbert Middle School serve?
Gilbert Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gilbert Middle School have?
Gilbert Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Gilbert Middle School?
Gilbert Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilbert Middle School?
Gilbert Middle School is overseen by Gilbert Comm School District in Story County.
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