Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMPTON-DUMONT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191347000814
Hampton-Dumont Middle School
601 12th Ave NE, Hampton, IA 50441 · (641) 456-4735 · Franklin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
204 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 93 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Hampton-Dumont Middle School→Hampton-Dumont High School
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 69.3% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Hampton-Dumont Middle School
Hampton-Dumont Middle School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton-Dumont Middle School this school | 363 | 56.2% | 67.3% |
| Clarke Community Middle School Osceola | 289 | 57.4% | 63.1% |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School Estherville | 308 | 55.8% | 67.0% |
| Sioux Center Middle School Sioux Center | 367 | 47.4% | 77.2% |
| Perry Middle School Perry | 370 | 57.3% | 72.3% |
| South Tama County Middle School Toledo | 413 | 62.7% | 61.1% |
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 Hampton-Dumont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #171 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #181 of 224 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #167 of 224 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #116 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #139 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #47 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #42 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #11 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
363
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 363 | 23.3 | 15.6:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 21.9 | 16.3:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 25.6 | 14.2:1 | 58% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 38.5 | 12.7:1 | 54% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 59% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 51% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 32% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampton-Dumont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (489 to 363); teachers down 40% (38.5 to 23.3).
About Hampton-Dumont Middle School
Hampton-Dumont Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Hampton-Dumont Comm School District, located in Hampton, Iowa. The latest federal count shows 363 students in grades 5 through 8.
The district for Hampton-Dumont Middle School is Hampton-Dumont Comm School District, with 4 schools and 1,268 students.
A majority of students at Hampton-Dumont Middle School, 53%, are White. Other reported shares: 44% Hispanic. Franklin County's residents are about 84% White, 31 points above the school's share. Hampton-Dumont Middle School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 23.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 15.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Hampton-Dumont 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.
Hampton-Dumont Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.3% and a predicted 63.8%.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, median household income is about $59,894, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Franklin County, serving about 1,800 students.
North Side Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Hampton-Dumont Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 71.7% proficiency; Hampton-Dumont Middle School posts 67.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Hampton-Dumont Middle School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 363 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 410. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.6:1, from 13.2:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hampton-Dumont Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,956
Census ACS
Median income
$59,894
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hampton-Dumont Comm School District
- Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Other schools in Hampton
- Hampton-Dumont High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- North Side Elementary School0.3 mi · 145
- Hampton-Dumont High School0.5 mi · 457
- South Side Elementary School1.0 mi · 303
- CAL Elementary School8.7 mi · 180
- West Fork Middle School10.1 mi · 161
- West Fork High School10.1 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Hampton-Dumont Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hampton-Dumont Middle School?
Hampton-Dumont Middle School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hampton-Dumont Middle School serve?
Hampton-Dumont Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hampton-Dumont Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Hampton-Dumont Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Hampton-Dumont Middle School?
Student demographics at Hampton-Dumont Middle School are roughly 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hampton-Dumont Middle School in?
Hampton-Dumont Middle School is part of Hampton-Dumont Comm School District.
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