Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191965002000
Monticello Middle School
860 East Oak Street, Monticello, IA 52310 · (319) 465-3000 · Jones County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Iowa public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
105 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 5 | 72 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Monticello Middle School→Monticello High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monticello Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.9% | 78.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 79.5% |
% 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Monticello Middle School
Monticello Middle School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Middle School this school | 305 | 34.4% | 77.2% |
| Clear Lake Middle School Clear Lake | 308 | 32.1% | 78.8% |
| Walcott Middle School Walcott | 322 | 37.6% | 66.3% |
| AHSTW Intermediate School Avoca | 270 | 36.3% | 80.9% |
| Grinnell Community Middle School Grinnell | 420 | 34.5% | 72.8% |
| Central DeWitt Intermediate School DeWitt | 311 | 33.1% | 77.6% |
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 Monticello Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #99 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #88 of 224 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #67 of 224 ▲ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #146 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #74 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #101 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #145 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #51 of 103 |
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
305
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 33% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 32% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 17% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (347 to 305); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Monticello Middle School
Monticello Middle School is a small middle school found in Monticello, Iowa. The school's enrollment of 305 students covers grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students each.
The district for Monticello Middle School is Monticello Comm School District, with 4 schools and 999 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Monticello Middle School. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Monticello Middle School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 22 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 34%. For comparison, public schools in Jones County average 36%.
Monticello Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.7%. Monticello Middle School scores 77.2%.
Census estimates describe Jones County this way: the median household income is $73,531, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Monticello Middle School, Jones County has 9 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Monticello High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Monticello Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.6% on proficiency, and Monticello Middle School is above that at 77.2%.
In the federal locale system, Monticello Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 305, a 4% gain from 293 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Monticello Comm School District
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · 320 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 208 students
- Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Other schools in Monticello
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · 320 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 208 students
- Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Other Monticello Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monticello Middle. Monticello Middle School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Monticello MiddleMONTICELLO, MN · 860 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 541 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolLongview, WA · 525 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello, IL · 405 students
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMONTICELLO, AR · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello High School0.1 mi · 320
- Shannon Elementary School0.8 mi · 166
- Carpenter Elementary School1.4 mi · 208
- Johnston Elementary School8.9 mi · 94
- Anamosa Middle School9.2 mi · 335
- Cascade Junior-Senior High School9.4 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Monticello Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Monticello Middle School?
Monticello Middle School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Monticello Middle School serve?
Monticello Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Monticello Middle School have?
Monticello Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Monticello Middle School?
Monticello Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Monticello Middle School?
Monticello Middle School is overseen by Monticello Comm School District in Jones County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.