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Enrollment
925
Middle
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191470001392
North Central Middle School
180 E. Forevergreen Rd, North Liberty, IA 52317 · (319) 688-1210 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
256 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 282 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 315 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 328 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.1% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 75.9% |
% 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 North Central Middle School
North Central Middle School's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Middle School this school | 925 | 27.7% | 76.7% |
| Clear Creek Amana Middle School Tiffin | 702 | 27.6% | 78.5% |
| Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids | 846 | 34.2% | 67.5% |
| Parkview Middle School Ankeny | 865 | 27.3% | 85.9% |
| Bettendorf Middle School Bettendorf | 952 | 36.1% | 74.1% |
| Excelsior Middle School Marion | 594 | 28.5% | 81.1% |
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 North Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #107 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #101 of 224 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #93 of 224 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #13 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #105 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #65 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #178 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.2% | #2 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
925
+362 (+64%) vs 2020
+134% since 2010-11, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 925 | 63.5 | 14.6:1 | 28% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 38.9 | 16.5:1 | 26% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 39.8 | 15.7:1 | 23% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 28.8 | 19.1:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 19% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (550 to 925); teachers up 120% (28.8 to 63.5).
About North Central Middle School
North Central Middle School is a large middle school in North Liberty, Iowa, (ZIP code 52317). Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 925 students. The school's enrollment is 131% above the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
Iowa City Comm School District enrolls 15,111 students in 29 schools, including North Central Middle School.
White students are the majority at North Central Middle School, with 70% of enrollment. Other groups make up 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 63.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Roughly 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Johnson County is 37%.
North Central Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Central Middle School would score about 78.1%. It scores 76.7%, 1.4 points below that figure.
Johnson County census figures show that the median household income is $74,935, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 20,019 students in all.
The shortest distance from North Central Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to James Van Allen Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. North Central Middle School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal data put enrollment at 563 in 2020-21 and 925 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.6:1 to 14.6:1.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,639
Census ACS
Median income
$74,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
20,019 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iowa City Comm School District
- Iowa City High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- West Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,514 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,286 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,269 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Other schools in North Liberty
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,286 students
- Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Christine Grant ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- James Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Buford Garner ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- North Bend ElementaryElementary · 326 students
Other North Central Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Central Middle. North Central Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- North Central MiddleKershaw, SC · 408 students
- North Central Middle SchoolPowers, MI · 61 students
Nearby schools
- James Van Allen Elementary School0.3 mi · 376
- Buford Garner Elementary1.3 mi · 344
- Wickham Elementary1.6 mi · 315
- Liberty High School1.6 mi · 1,286
- Penn Elementary School1.7 mi · 512
- East Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About North Central Middle SchoolHow large is North Central Middle School?
North Central Middle School enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Central Middle School serve?
North Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Central Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Central Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Central Middle School?
North Central Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees North Central Middle School?
North Central Middle School is overseen by Iowa City Comm School District in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.