Hampton-Dumont Middle School

Located at 601 12th Ave NE, in Hampton, Iowa, Hampton-Dumont Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school that instructs 363 students (grades 5 through 8), one of the schools within Hampton-Dumont Comm School District.

Across the 4 schools in Hampton-Dumont Comm School District (1,268 students total), Hampton-Dumont Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hampton-Dumont Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 44% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, Hampton-Dumont Middle School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hampton-Dumont Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 67.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that median household income runs about $59,894, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hampton-Dumont Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 1,800 students).

The closest other public school is North Side Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hampton-Dumont Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 71.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Hampton-Dumont Middle School's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 363). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 39% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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