Enrollment
323
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOXVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191584000949
Knoxville Middle School
413 Willetts Dr, Knoxville, IA 50138 · (641) 842-3315 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 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.
- 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
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
167 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 111 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 34% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Knoxville Middle School→Knoxville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Knoxville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 63.1% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Knoxville Middle School
Knoxville Middle School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Middle School this school | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
| Oelwein Middle School Oelwein | 350 | 52.6% | 53.9% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| Crestwood Middle School Cresco | 283 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Greene County Middle School Jefferson | 347 | 50.1% | 67.5% |
| Camanche Middle School Camanche | 256 | 48.8% | 68.2% |
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 Knoxville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #173 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #185 of 224 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #131 of 224 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #135 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #13 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #116 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #61 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #30 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
323
-84 (-21%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 323 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 52% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 26.8 | 12.1:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 26.9 | 13.7:1 | 50% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 27.6 | 14.0:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 39% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 21% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knoxville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (387 to 323); teachers down 2% (27.6 to 27).
About Knoxville Middle School
Knoxville Middle School, located in Knoxville, Iowa, is a small middle-grades school. It enrolls 323 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Knoxville Comm School District counts 1,664 students in its 4 schools, and Knoxville Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 86% of students at Knoxville Middle School are White. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Marion County, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Knoxville Middle School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. The average for public schools in Marion County is 29%.
Knoxville Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Iowa public middle schools.
Knoxville Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.2% and a predicted 66.1%.
For the population of Marion County, the median household earns about $78,680 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Marion County, 17 public schools serve about 5,571 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Knoxville High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.2%; Knoxville Middle School's is 67.2%, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Knoxville Middle School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 84 students, from 407 to 323. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 12.0:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,642
Census ACS
Median income
$78,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knoxville Comm School District
- Knoxville High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Northstar Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in Knoxville
- Knoxville High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Northstar Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Knoxville High School0.1 mi · 508
- West Elementary0.1 mi · 485
- Northstar Elementary School1.2 mi · 348
- Melcher-Dallas Elementary8.3 mi · 157
- Melcher-Dallas High School9.1 mi · 151
- Pleasantville Middle School9.5 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Knoxville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Knoxville Middle School?
Knoxville Middle School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Knoxville Middle School serve?
Knoxville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knoxville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knoxville Middle School is approximately 12.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Knoxville Middle School?
At Knoxville Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Knoxville Middle School?
Knoxville Middle School is overseen by Knoxville Comm School District in Marion County.
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