Enrollment
119
Middle
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191401000840
Highland Middle School
1715 Vine Avenue, Riverside, IA 52327 · (319) 648-2891 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
24 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 6 | 46 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 32% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Highland Middle School→Highland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Highland Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 67.9% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle School this school | 119 | 20.2% | 73.3% |
| North-Linn Middle School Troy Mills | 111 | 23.4% | 83.3% |
| Madrid Junior High School Madrid | 151 | 22.5% | 79.5% |
| Lynnville-Sully Middle School Sully | 121 | 22.3% | 88.3% |
| Ogden Middle School Ogden | 158 | 19.6% | 77.4% |
| Clayton Ridge Middle School Guttenberg | 140 | 25.7% | 79.9% |
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 Highland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #135 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #170 of 224 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #102 of 224 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #226 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #213 of 237 |
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
119
-10 (-8%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 119 | 10.4 | 11.4:1 | 20% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 7.9 | 14.1:1 | 14% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 7.9 | 14.1:1 | 13% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 27% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 8.2 | 17.4:1 | 27% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 10 | 15.3:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 23% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 5 | 20.4:1 | 21% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 69 | 4 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (143 to 119); teachers up 27% (8.2 to 10.4).
About Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School is a public middle school run by Highland Comm School District in Riverside, Iowa. The school serves 119 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students.
Highland Comm School District serves 510 students across 3 schools.
Highland Middle School's enrollment is 92% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Washington County is about 90% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.4 students per teacher and 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 20%. The 32% average for public schools in Washington County is 12 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Highland Middle School is C. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Highland Middle School scores 73.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 81.9%.
Highland Middle School is located in Washington County, where the median household income is $75,647, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Highland Middle School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Highland Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Highland High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Highland Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Highland Middle School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 129 to 119 students. The ratio was 21.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Highland Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,561
Census ACS
Median income
$75,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Comm School District
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 149 students
Other schools in Riverside
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 149 students
Other Highland Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. Highland Middle School is the 18th largest of the 18.
- Highland Middle SchoolAnderson, IN · 916 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMedina, OH · 824 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 808 students
- Highland Middle SchoolHighland, IN · 774 students
- Highland MiddleSanford, NC · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Highland High School0.0 mi · 149
- Highland Elementary School5.7 mi · 242
- Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School8.0 mi · 205
- Lone Tree Elementary School8.0 mi · 196
- Mid-Prairie Middle School9.9 mi · 415
- Hills Elementary School10.0 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Highland Middle School serve?
Highland Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Middle School?
At Highland Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Highland Middle School public or private?
Highland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland Comm School District.
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