North Middle School

Located at 2101 Outer Dr N, in Sioux City, Iowa, North Middle School is a large junior high that serves 1,136 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Sioux City Comm School District. That puts it 184% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Sioux City Comm School District comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 14,189 students; North Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 34% White, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Woodbury County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, North Middle School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Woodbury County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 61.6%, a residual of +18.3 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Woodbury County put median household income runs about $73,658, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Woodbury County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students), of which North Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is North High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Middle School has ticked down 3%, going from 1,168 students in 2018 to 1,136 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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