Monticello Middle School

Set in Monticello, Iowa, Monticello Middle School is a compact intermediate school, part of Monticello Comm School District. It works with 305 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Monticello Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Monticello Comm School District, a district that serves 999 students overall.

On demographics, Monticello Middle School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Monticello Middle School shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Monticello Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.7%; this one delivers 77.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Jones County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,531 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Jones County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,693 students), of which Monticello Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Monticello High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monticello Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.