Mediapolis Middle School

Located at 725 N. Northfield, in Mediapolis, Iowa, Mediapolis Middle School is a modestly sized intermediate school that enrolls 222 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Mediapolis Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 400.

Mediapolis Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 966 students. Mediapolis Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mediapolis Middle School records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mediapolis Middle School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 30% of students at Mediapolis Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Des Moines County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Mediapolis Middle School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 77.1%; actual is 89.1%, +12.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Des Moines County put median household earnings sit near $62,928, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Des Moines County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,632 students), of which Mediapolis Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mediapolis High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mediapolis Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 69.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 19%: 186 students in 2018 compared to 222 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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