Enrollment
63
Middle
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMONI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191632002019
Lamoni Middle School
202 N Walnut St, Lamoni, IA 50140 · (641) 784-3351 · Decatur County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
39 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 19 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Lamoni Middle School→Lamoni High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lamoni Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 53.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lamoni Middle School
Lamoni Middle School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoni Middle School this school | 63 | 61.9% | 70.2% |
| North Union Middle School Swea City | 110 | 59.1% | 80.6% |
| MVAO Middle School Anthon | 100 | 52.0% | N/A |
| Sioux Central Middle School Sioux Rapids | 155 | 48.4% | 77.1% |
| Schleswig Middle School Schleswig | 51 | 43.1% | 66.8% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School Sanborn | 165 | 50.3% | 75.7% |
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 Lamoni Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #241 of 246 |
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
63
-13 (-17%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 63 | 3.9 | 16.3:1 | 62% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 3.9 | 16.7:1 | 60% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 3.9 | 18.0:1 | 54% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 4 | 19.0:1 | 51% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 5.9 | 13.0:1 | 52% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 43% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 57% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 34% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 7 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamoni Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (77 to 63); teachers down 35% (5.9 to 3.9).
About Lamoni Middle School
In Lamoni, Iowa, Lamoni Middle School is a small middle-grades school. It enrolled 63 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students each.
Lamoni Middle School falls under Lamoni Comm School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 335 students.
Lamoni Middle School's enrollment is 79% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Among people living in Decatur County, the White share is about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lamoni Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The school reported 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.3:1. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 62% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Decatur County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Lamoni Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.0%. Lamoni Middle School scores 70.2%.
Federal survey data for Decatur County show that median household income is about $59,044, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lamoni Middle School is among the 6 public schools in Decatur County.
Nearest public school: Lamoni High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Lamoni Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Lamoni Middle School's average proficiency of 70.2% compares with 58.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lamoni Middle School went from 76 students to 63. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,759
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamoni Comm School District
- Lamoni Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Lamoni High SchoolHigh · 81 students
Other schools in Lamoni
- Lamoni Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Lamoni High SchoolHigh · 81 students
Nearby schools
- Lamoni High School0.0 mi · 81
- Lamoni Elementary School0.0 mi · 191
- NORTH HARRISON ELEM.10.9 mi · 111
- NORTH HARRISON HIGH10.9 mi · 106
- South Elementary School12.6 mi · 173
- Central Decatur MS/HS High School13.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Lamoni Middle SchoolHow large is Lamoni Middle School?
Lamoni Middle School enrolls approximately 63 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lamoni Middle School serve?
Lamoni Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lamoni Middle School have?
Lamoni Middle School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamoni Middle School?
Student demographics at Lamoni Middle School are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lamoni Middle School public or private?
Lamoni Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamoni Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.