Enrollment
222
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDIAPOLIS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191893001119
Mediapolis Middle School
725 N. Northfield, Mediapolis, IA 52637 · (319) 394-3101 · Des Moines County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Iowa public middle schools
- A+Test 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
20.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
66 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 67 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Mediapolis Middle School→Mediapolis High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mediapolis Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
93.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
93.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2023-24 | 88.2% | 86.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 77% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Mediapolis Middle School
Mediapolis Middle School's state test result (89.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediapolis Middle School this school | 222 | 29.7% | 89.1% |
| Winterset Junior High School Winterset | 256 | 31.3% | 75.1% |
| Remsen-Union Middle School Remsen | 189 | 28.0% | 77.0% |
| Union Middle School Dysart | 194 | 27.8% | N/A |
| Central Springs Middle School Nora Springs | 255 | 33.7% | N/A |
| Grundy Center Middle School Grundy Center | 219 | 31.5% | 88.0% |
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 Mediapolis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #9 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.1% | #3 of 224 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.1% | #6 of 224 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #176 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #176 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #170 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #169 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
222
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 222 | 10.9 | 20.4:1 | 30% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 9.8 | 23.0:1 | 25% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 8.9 | 25.6:1 | 31% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 10 | 22.9:1 | 32% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 11 | 17.0:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 24% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 31% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 12 | 16.6:1 | 27% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 8 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mediapolis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (186 to 222); teachers unchanged (11 to 10.9).
About Mediapolis Middle School
Mediapolis Middle School is a middle school in Mediapolis, Iowa, reachable at (319) 394-3101. The school counted 222 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 45% below the average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Mediapolis Middle School is one of the 3 schools that make up Mediapolis Comm School District (966 students in total).
The share of students at Mediapolis Middle School who are White is 94%. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 86% of Des Moines County residents are White. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Mediapolis Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mediapolis Middle School is 20.4:1, based on 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Des Moines County average 45%.
Mediapolis Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of Iowa public middle schools.
Mediapolis Middle School is in the top 10% of Iowa schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.1%. The school's actual rate is 89.1%, 12.0 points higher.
In Des Moines County, median household income comes to about $62,928, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,632 students.
Mediapolis Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mediapolis Middle School at 1st of 9.
Mediapolis Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 22.9 in 2020-21 to 20.4 in 2024-25.
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Des Moines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,487
Census ACS
Median income
$62,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mediapolis Comm School District
- Mediapolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Mediapolis High SchoolHigh · 312 students
Other schools in Mediapolis
- Mediapolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Mediapolis High SchoolHigh · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Mediapolis Elementary School0.0 mi · 432
- Mediapolis High School0.0 mi · 312
- Morning Sun Elementary School7.3 mi · 119
- Wapello Junior High School11.5 mi · 102
- Wapello Senior High School11.5 mi · 187
- Wapello Elementary School11.9 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Mediapolis Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mediapolis Middle School?
Mediapolis Middle School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mediapolis Middle School serve?
Mediapolis Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mediapolis Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mediapolis Middle School is approximately 20.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mediapolis Middle School?
At Mediapolis Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Mediapolis Middle School public or private?
Mediapolis Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mediapolis Comm School District.
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