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Enrollment
420
Middle
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRINNELL-NEWBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191320000793
Grinnell Community Middle School
132 East Street S., Grinnell, IA 50112 · (641) 236-2700 · Poweshiek County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- ·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
13.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
145 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 5 | 105 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Grinnell Community Middle School→Grinnell Community Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
76.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 76.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 78.1% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Grinnell Community Middle School
Grinnell Community Middle School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Community Middle School this school | 420 | 34.5% | 72.8% |
| Walcott Middle School Walcott | 322 | 37.6% | 66.3% |
| Monticello Middle School Monticello | 305 | 34.4% | 77.2% |
| West Delaware Middle School Manchester | 378 | 34.1% | 83.1% |
| Clear Lake Middle School Clear Lake | 308 | 32.1% | 78.8% |
| Okoboji Middle School Milford | 339 | 31.6% | 77.5% |
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 Grinnell Community Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #139 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #105 of 224 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #158 of 224 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #93 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #42 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #111 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #143 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #59 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
420
-80 (-16%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 420 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 34.3 | 12.8:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 34.2 | 13.4:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 29% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 34.5 | 13.6:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 39% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 24% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 41 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grinnell Community Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (471 to 420); teachers down 7% (34.5 to 32).
About Grinnell Community Middle School
Grinnell Community Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Grinnell, Iowa. Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 420 students.
The district, Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District, has 1,534 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Most students at Grinnell Community Middle School are White: 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Grinnell Community Middle School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Grinnell Community Middle School's 32 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 35%. Across public schools in Poweshiek County, the average is about the same, 36%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Grinnell Community 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Grinnell Community Middle School would be expected to post about 74.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.8%.
Poweshiek County has about 18,545 residents, and median household income is about $67,391, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Poweshiek County number 11 and enroll about 2,566.
The nearest other public school, Davis Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Grinnell Community Middle School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Grinnell Community Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 420 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 500. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.1:1, from 14.3:1.
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Poweshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,545
Census ACS
Median income
$67,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District
- Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Bailey Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Other schools in Grinnell
- Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Bailey Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Elementary School0.6 mi · 213
- Fairview Elementary School1.4 mi · 242
- Bailey Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 147
- Grinnell Community Senior High School1.8 mi · 512
- East Marshall Middle School10.8 mi · 157
- Lynnville-Sully Elementary School12.2 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Grinnell Community Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grinnell Community Middle School?
Grinnell Community Middle School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 05-08.
Is Grinnell Community Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grinnell Community Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Grinnell Community Middle School have?
Grinnell Community Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Grinnell Community Middle School?
Student demographics at Grinnell Community Middle School are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Grinnell Community Middle School?
Grinnell Community Middle School is overseen by Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District in Poweshiek County.
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