Enrollment
228
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERSTATE 35 COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191467002267
Interstate 35 Middle School
405 E North Street, Truro, IA 50257 · (641)765-4818 · Madison County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
59 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 56 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 28% |
Student demographics
9%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.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
75.1%
IA avg 69.8%
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 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 →
Where Interstate 35 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #66 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #116 of 224 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #43 of 224 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #175 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #173 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #178 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #188 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.
3-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
228
-41 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 26% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 12 | 19.5:1 | 28% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | 30% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Interstate 35 Middle School.
About Interstate 35 Middle School
Interstate 35 Middle School sits in Truro, Iowa, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Enrollment is 228 students in 2023-24, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
Interstate 35 Middle School is one of 3 schools in Interstate 35 Comm School District, which enrolls 1,071 students in total.
Interstate 35 Middle School's enrollment is 95% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Interstate 35 Middle School employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.5:1. This ratio sits 4.3 above the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 26% in 2023-24. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 25%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 79.0% at Interstate 35 Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.8%.
Madison County has about 16,926 residents, and the median household income is $90,855, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Interstate 35 Middle School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Interstate 35 Middle School is Interstate 35 High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Interstate 35 Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 73.1% proficiency; Interstate 35 Middle School posts 80.8%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Over 3 years, Interstate 35 Middle School's enrollment declined 15%, to 228. The number of students per teacher fell from 22.4 to 19.0 over 3 years.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Interstate 35 Comm School District
- Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Interstate 35 High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Other schools in Truro
- Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Interstate 35 High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Interstate 35 High School0.0 mi · 385
- Interstate 35 Elementary School0.0 mi · 458
- Winterset Middle School12.0 mi · 351
- Clarke Community High School12.1 mi · 421
- Clarke Community Middle School12.1 mi · 289
- Winterset Junior High School12.2 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Interstate 35 Middle SchoolHow large is Interstate 35 Middle School?
Interstate 35 Middle School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 05-08.
Is Interstate 35 Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Interstate 35 Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Interstate 35 Middle School have?
Interstate 35 Middle School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Interstate 35 Middle School?
At Interstate 35 Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Interstate 35 Middle School?
Interstate 35 Middle School is overseen by Interstate 35 Comm School District in Madison County.
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