Enrollment
106
Middle
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEZUMA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191959001151
Montezuma Junior High School
504 North 4th Street, Montezuma, IA 50171 · (641) 623-5121 · Poweshiek County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Iowa public middle schools
- B+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.
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
17.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
42 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 37 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 38% |
Student demographics
13%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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
85.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.6% | 85.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 80.6% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Montezuma Junior High School
Montezuma Junior High School's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Junior High School this school | 106 | 39.6% | 81.2% |
| West Bend-Mallard Middle School West Bend | 132 | 41.7% | 72.3% |
| Adair-Casey Jr. High School Adair | 100 | 40.0% | 81.9% |
| Albia Middle School Albia | 153 | 39.2% | 84.1% |
| Starmont Middle School Arlington | 113 | 45.1% | 73.7% |
| Lansing Middle School Lansing | 75 | 42.7% | 85.0% |
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 Montezuma Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #60 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #34 of 224 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #51 of 224 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #232 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #117 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
106
-5 (-5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 106 | 6 | 17.6:1 | 40% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 8.8 | 12.0:1 | 35% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 8.7 | 12.9:1 | 39% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 6 | 18.5:1 | 40% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 74 | 5.7 | 13.0:1 | 31% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 27% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 2 | 34.5:1 | 33% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 8 | 12.8:1 | 19% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 9 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montezuma Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (74 to 106); teachers up 6% (5.7 to 6).
About Montezuma Junior High School
Montezuma Junior High School is a small middle school based in Montezuma, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 106 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students.
Montezuma Comm School District has 464 students spread across 3 schools.
White students are the large majority at Montezuma Junior High School, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Montezuma Junior High School comes in at 13%.
Dividing enrollment by its 6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, lower than at this school. Montezuma Junior High School reports 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Montezuma Junior High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Montezuma Junior High School would score about 72.1%. It scores 81.2%, 9.1 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Poweshiek County this way: median household income is about $67,391, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Poweshiek County number 11 and enroll about 2,566.
Nearest public school: Montezuma Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Montezuma Junior High School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 106 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 111.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Montezuma Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Poweshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,545
Census ACS
Median income
$67,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montezuma Comm School District
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Montezuma High SchoolHigh · 140 students
- Montezuma Virtual Learning AcademyCombined
Other schools in Montezuma
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Montezuma High SchoolHigh · 140 students
- Montezuma Virtual Learning AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Montezuma Elementary School0.0 mi · 218
- Montezuma High School0.0 mi · 140
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School11.0 mi · 268
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School11.0 mi · 300
- North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School11.0 mi · 275
- North Mahaska Elementary School11.0 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Montezuma Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Montezuma Junior High School?
Montezuma Junior High School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Montezuma Junior High School serve?
Montezuma Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Montezuma Junior High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Montezuma Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Montezuma Junior High School?
Student demographics at Montezuma Junior High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Montezuma Junior High School public or private?
Montezuma Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montezuma Comm School District.
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