Enrollment
121
Middle
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNNVILLE-SULLY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191803001994
Lynnville-Sully Middle School
12476 Hwy F62 E, Sully, IA 50251 · (641) 594-4445 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Iowa public middle schools
- ATest 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
16.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
27 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 39 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 27% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Lynnville-Sully Middle School→Lynnville-Sully High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lynnville-Sully Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
82.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.1% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 93.3% | 93.3% |
% 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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Lynnville-Sully Middle School
Lynnville-Sully Middle School's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnville-Sully Middle School this school | 121 | 22.3% | 88.3% |
| North-Linn Middle School Troy Mills | 111 | 23.4% | 83.3% |
| Madrid Junior High School Madrid | 151 | 22.5% | 79.5% |
| Clayton Ridge Middle School Guttenberg | 140 | 25.7% | 79.9% |
| Highland Middle School Riverside | 119 | 20.2% | 73.3% |
| Ogden Middle School Ogden | 158 | 19.6% | 77.4% |
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 Lynnville-Sully Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #12 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #59 of 224 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #27 of 224 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #224 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #202 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
121
+17 (+16%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 121 | 7.5 | 16.2:1 | 22% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 7.8 | 16.4:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 8.3 | 14.1:1 | 21% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | 32% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 7.9 | 15.3:1 | 29% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 9 | 11.8:1 | 22% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 22% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 3 | 43.0:1 | 9% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynnville-Sully Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (121 to 121); teachers down 5% (7.9 to 7.5).
About Lynnville-Sully Middle School
Lynnville-Sully Middle School is a small middle-grades school located in Sully, Iowa. The school had 121 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Iowa) has about 400 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Lynnville-Sully Comm School District, with 505 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Lynnville-Sully Middle School is 94% White. After that, the student body is 2% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Jasper County residents. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Lynnville-Sully Middle School total 7.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. On average, middle schools in Iowa have 15.2:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 22%. That is 18 points below the 40% average for public schools in Jasper County.
The allk12 Grade for Lynnville-Sully Middle School is A. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lynnville-Sully Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (88.3%) and its predicted rate (80.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jasper County, the median household income is $71,311, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Lynnville-Sully Middle School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Lynnville-Sully High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Lynnville-Sully Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The school's 88.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Lynnville-Sully Middle School is Rural: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lynnville-Sully Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynnville-Sully Comm School District
- Lynnville-Sully Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Lynnville-Sully High SchoolHigh · 160 students
Other schools in Sully
- Lynnville-Sully Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Lynnville-Sully High SchoolHigh · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Lynnville-Sully High School0.0 mi · 160
- Lynnville-Sully Elementary School0.0 mi · 224
- Grinnell Community Middle School12.2 mi · 420
- Aurora Heights Elementary School12.2 mi · 260
- Davis Elementary School12.3 mi · 213
- Lincoln Elementary School12.4 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolHow large is Lynnville-Sully Middle School?
Lynnville-Sully Middle School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lynnville-Sully Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lynnville-Sully Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lynnville-Sully Middle School have?
Lynnville-Sully Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lynnville-Sully Middle School?
At Lynnville-Sully Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lynnville-Sully Middle School?
Lynnville-Sully Middle School is overseen by Lynnville-Sully Comm School District in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.