Enrollment
298
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTERVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190675000279
Howar Middle School
850 S Park Street, Centerville, IA 52544 · (641) 856-0760 · Appanoose County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- B-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
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
167 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 90 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 32% |
Student demographics
21%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
Howar Middle School→Centerville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Centerville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 63.5% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Howar Middle School
Howar Middle School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howar Middle School this school | 298 | 56.0% | 65.5% |
| Creston Middle School Creston | 259 | 54.4% | 73.2% |
| Chariton Middle School Chariton | 284 | 53.9% | 69.8% |
| Maquoketa Middle School Maquoketa | 315 | 55.9% | 58.1% |
| Knoxville Middle School Knoxville | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
| Oelwein Middle School Oelwein | 350 | 52.6% | 53.9% |
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 Howar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #180 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #176 of 224 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #178 of 224 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #148 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #165 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #138 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #43 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #54 of 61 |
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
298
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 298 | 17.3 | 17.2:1 | 56% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 18.3 | 16.8:1 | 45% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17.3 | 17.3:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 53% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 17.5 | 16.8:1 | 60% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 46% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 51% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 39% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (294 to 298); teachers down 1% (17.5 to 17.3).
About Howar Middle School
Howar Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Centerville, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 298 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students.
The district, Centerville Comm School District, operates 4 schools serving 1,224 students.
Federal enrollment data show Howar Middle School is 89% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Howar Middle School's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Howar Middle School reports 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Appanoose County.
The allk12 Grade for Howar Middle School is C. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.9% for Howar Middle School. The school posts 65.5%, 1.6 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Appanoose County this way: the median household income is $54,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Howar Middle School, Appanoose County has 7 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Centerville High School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Howar Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Howar Middle School as Town: Remote.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 290 in 2020-21 to 298 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.1:1 to 17.2:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Appanoose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,184
Census ACS
Median income
$54,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centerville Comm School District
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Centerville Community PreschoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Centerville
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Centerville Community PreschoolElementary · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Centerville High School0.2 mi · 368
- Lakeview Elementary0.6 mi · 498
- Centerville Community Preschool0.9 mi · 60
- Moulton Elementary School10.9 mi · 103
- Moulton-Udell High School10.9 mi · 85
- Moravia Elementary School12.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Howar Middle SchoolHow many students attend Howar Middle School?
Howar Middle School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Howar Middle School serve?
Howar Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Howar Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howar Middle School is approximately 17.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Howar Middle School?
Student demographics at Howar Middle School are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Howar Middle School?
Howar Middle School is overseen by Centerville Comm School District in Appanoose County.
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