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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBOLDT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191437000860
Humboldt Middle School
1400 Wildcat Rd, Humboldt, IA 50548 · (515) 332-2812 · Humboldt County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Iowa public middle schools
- B+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
16.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
138 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 130 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Humboldt Middle School→Humboldt High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Humboldt Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
80.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 80.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 77.1% |
% 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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Humboldt Middle School
Humboldt Middle School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Middle School this school | 454 | 30.4% | 80.0% |
| Mid-Prairie Middle School Kalona | 415 | 27.2% | 74.9% |
| Okoboji Middle School Milford | 339 | 31.6% | 77.5% |
| Anamosa Middle School Anamosa | 335 | 31.6% | 72.7% |
| Decorah Middle School Decorah | 432 | 26.2% | 84.2% |
| Grinnell Community Middle School Grinnell | 420 | 34.5% | 72.8% |
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 Humboldt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #71 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #74 of 224 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #66 of 224 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #81 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #158 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #118 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #166 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #94 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
454
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
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 | 454 | 27.4 | 16.6:1 | 30% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 29.9 | 14.4:1 | 40% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 26.8 | 16.4:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 28.1 | 16.6:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 42% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 14% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humboldt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (466 to 454); teachers down 2% (28.1 to 27.4).
About Humboldt Middle School
Humboldt Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Humboldt, Iowa. It enrolls 454 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8.
Humboldt Comm School District has 4 schools and 1,426 students, and Humboldt Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Humboldt Middle School, about 86 are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Humboldt Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 30% at Humboldt Middle School. That is in line with the 32% average for public schools in Humboldt County.
Humboldt Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Iowa public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Humboldt Middle School is 3.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
In Humboldt County, the median household earns about $71,946 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Humboldt County has 6 public schools with about 1,530 students, including Humboldt Middle School.
Humboldt High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Humboldt Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Humboldt Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 451 students in 2020-21 and 454 in 2024-25.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,591
Census ACS
Median income
$71,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Humboldt Comm School District
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Clyde D Mease Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other Humboldt Middle schools
One other US public school is named Humboldt Middle. Humboldt Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Humboldt Middle SchoolHumboldt, KS · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Humboldt High School0.1 mi · 464
- Taft Elementary School0.8 mi · 369
- Clyde D Mease Elementary School1.3 mi · 139
- Gilmore City Elementary School10.7 mi · 59
- Twin Rivers Elementary School11.0 mi · 45
- Feelhaver Elementary School13.5 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Humboldt Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Humboldt Middle School?
Humboldt Middle School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Humboldt Middle School serve?
Humboldt Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Humboldt Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Humboldt Middle School.
How diverse is Humboldt Middle School?
Humboldt Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Humboldt Middle School?
Humboldt Middle School is overseen by Humboldt Comm School District in Humboldt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.