Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191920002162
Midland Elementary
510 3rd Ave North, Oxford Junction, IA 52323 · (319) 259-5340 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
103 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
17%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
Midland Elementary→Midland Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Midland Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
83.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 83.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 77.5% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary this school | 236 | 43.6% | 72.7% |
| Starmont Elementary School Arlington | 244 | 44.7% | 69.3% |
| East Campus Elementary School Waukon | 220 | 42.7% | 79.6% |
| Grant Center Albia | 239 | 43.1% | N/A |
| West Campus Elementary School Waukon | 265 | 43.0% | N/A |
| Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo | 242 | 43.8% | 71.8% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Midland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #287 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #152 of 564 ▲ 97 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #384 of 564 ▲ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #502 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #421 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #453 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #302 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #144 of 168 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
236
+32 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 236 | 16.1 | 14.6:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 15.7 | 12.6:1 | 43% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 16.8 | 12.2:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 50% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 50% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 52% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (230 to 236); teachers down 10% (18 to 16.1).
About Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Oxford Junction, Iowa. Its 236 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
The district, Midland Comm School District, operates 2 schools serving 504 students.
About 91% of the student body at Midland Elementary is White. The remaining students are 4% Black and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. Midland Elementary's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.6 students per teacher. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students. The 36% average for public schools in Jones County is 8 points lower.
allk12 grades Midland Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.1% for Midland Elementary. The school posts 72.7%, 2.6 points above the prediction.
In Jones County (population about 20,896), the median household income is $73,531, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Midland Elementary is one of 10 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Midland Middle/High School is about 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles of Midland Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Midland Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 32 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.0:1 to 14.6:1.
Community posts for Midland Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,896
Census ACS
Median income
$73,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland Comm School District
- Midland Middle/High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Other Midland Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Midland Elementary. Midland Elementary is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Midland ElementaryGalivants Ferry, SC · 744 students
- Midland ElementaryPoway, CA · 580 students
- Midland ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 553 students
- Midland ElementaryTacoma, WA · 399 students
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFLORAL, AR · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Middle/High School5.7 mi · 268
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center8.9 mi · 168
- North Cedar Jr/Sr High School9.0 mi · 243
- Olin Elementary School9.6 mi · 74
- Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center12.0 mi · 182
- Maquoketa Community High School15.2 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Midland ElementaryHow many students attend Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary enrolls approximately 236 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Midland Elementary serve?
Midland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midland Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Midland Elementary in?
Midland Elementary is part of Midland Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.