Montezuma Junior High School

Montezuma Junior High School is a middle-grades school of rural-scale scale in Montezuma, Iowa, one of the schools within Montezuma Comm School District, instructing 106 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 400.

Across the 3 schools in Montezuma Comm School District (464 students total), Montezuma Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Montezuma Junior High School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic. Compared to Poweshiek County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Montezuma Junior High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Montezuma Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Montezuma Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Poweshiek County put median household earnings sit near $67,391, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Poweshiek County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,566 students), Montezuma Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Montezuma High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Montezuma Junior High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Montezuma Junior High School's enrollment has ticked up 43% since 2018, when it stood at 74 (now 106). Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.