Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191416000845
Hinton Intermediate School
315 W. Grand, Hinton, IA 51024 · (712) 947-4328 · Plymouth County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- C-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
15.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
25 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 4 | 69 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 31% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Hinton Intermediate School→Hinton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
82.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.7% | 86.6% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Hinton Intermediate School
Hinton Intermediate School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Intermediate School this school | 191 | 13.1% | 81.7% |
| Denver Middle School Denver | 238 | 13.0% | 92.7% |
| Alburnett Middle School Alburnett | 169 | 12.4% | 88.5% |
| Treynor Middle School Treynor | 197 | 14.2% | 90.8% |
| Earlham Middle School Earlham | 142 | 13.4% | 79.3% |
| Underwood Middle School Underwood | 184 | 17.4% | 84.8% |
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 Hinton Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #56 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #52 of 224 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #47 of 224 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #187 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #229 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
191
+21 (+12%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 13% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 16% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 18% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 7 | 23.1:1 | 20% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 5 | 21.2:1 | 12% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinton Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (184 to 191); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).
About Hinton Intermediate School
In Hinton, Iowa, part of Plymouth County, Hinton Intermediate School is a middle school. A federal count lists 191 students at the school, in grades 4 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
Across its 3 schools, Hinton Comm School District enrolls 860 students. Hinton Intermediate School is one of those schools.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at Hinton Intermediate School. Next come 4% Hispanic. Hinton Intermediate School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Hinton Intermediate School is 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 13%. That is lower than the 29% average for public schools in Plymouth County.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Hinton Intermediate School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hinton Intermediate School is 3.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (81.7% versus 85.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
According to the American Community Survey, in Plymouth County, the median household income is $83,251, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Hinton Intermediate School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Hinton Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Hinton Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Hinton Intermediate School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 81.7% versus a 67.7% average.
The federal government classifies Hinton Intermediate School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 170. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hinton Intermediate School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinton Comm School District
- Hinton High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Hinton
- Hinton High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Hinton Elementary School0.0 mi · 299
- Hinton High School0.0 mi · 370
- Leeds Elementary School7.0 mi · 593
- North Middle School7.2 mi · 1,136
- North High School7.4 mi · 1,529
- Clark Early Childhood Center8.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Hinton Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hinton Intermediate School?
Hinton Intermediate School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Hinton Intermediate School serve?
Hinton Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Hinton Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Hinton Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hinton Intermediate School?
At Hinton Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Hinton Intermediate School public or private?
Hinton Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hinton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.