Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAMPTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192034001922
New Hampton Middle School
710 W Main, New Hampton, IA 50659 · (641) 394-2134 · Chickasaw County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
137 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 23% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
New Hampton Middle School→New Hampton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Hampton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 81.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 New Hampton Middle School
New Hampton Middle School's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampton Middle School this school | 304 | 45.1% | 79.8% |
| Cherokee Middle School Cherokee | 329 | 45.3% | 78.3% |
| Riverbend Middle School Iowa Falls | 257 | 41.2% | 80.5% |
| Greene County Middle School Jefferson | 347 | 50.1% | 67.5% |
| Nevada Middle School Nevada | 442 | 42.1% | 82.5% |
| Algona Middle School Algona | 419 | 41.3% | 81.8% |
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 New Hampton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #74 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #54 of 224 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #120 of 224 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #147 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #68 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #96 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #90 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #22 of 61 |
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
304
+36 (+13%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 304 | 22.1 | 13.8:1 | 45% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20.7 | 13.6:1 | 41% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 19.6 | 14.3:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 32% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 30% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 23% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hampton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (273 to 304); teachers unchanged (22 to 22.1).
About New Hampton Middle School
New Hampton Middle School is a small middle school in New Hampton, Iowa, under New Hampton Comm School District. The latest federal count shows 304 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
New Hampton Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: New Hampton Comm School District, with 1,126 students.
The large majority of students at New Hampton Middle School, 83%, are White. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Chickasaw County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, New Hampton Middle School comes in at 30%.
New Hampton Middle School operates with 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. New Hampton Middle School reports 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Chickasaw County is 36%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, New Hampton Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
New Hampton Middle School is 10.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Iowa.
Census Bureau estimates for Chickasaw County show that median household income is about $75,675, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Chickasaw County, serving about 2,055 students.
The closest public school, New Hampton High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from New Hampton Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, New Hampton Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
New Hampton Middle School had 268 students in 2020-21 and 304 in 2024-25, a 13% gain.
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Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,807
Census ACS
Median income
$75,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hampton Comm School District
- New Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- New Hampton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
Other schools in New Hampton
- New Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- New Hampton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
Nearby schools
- New Hampton High School0.0 mi · 318
- New Hampton Elementary School0.5 mi · 504
- Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School9.3 mi · 217
- Fredericksburg Elem School9.5 mi · 120
- Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School13.1 mi · 311
- Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School13.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About New Hampton Middle SchoolHow large is New Hampton Middle School?
New Hampton Middle School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 05-08.
Is New Hampton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Hampton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at New Hampton Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at New Hampton Middle School.
How diverse is New Hampton Middle School?
New Hampton Middle School reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Hampton Middle School?
New Hampton Middle School is overseen by New Hampton Comm School District in Chickasaw County.
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