North Union Middle School

North Union Middle School operates as a minimally staffed middle-grades school in Swea City, Iowa, operated by North Kossuth Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 110 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 400.

North Kossuth Comm School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 241 students. North Union Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Union Middle School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kossuth County as a whole.

On the resource side, North Union Middle School logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at North Union Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kossuth County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Union Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.4%; North Union Middle School posts 80.6%, +18.2 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kossuth County) shows that median household income runs about $67,697, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Kossuth County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,954 students), of which North Union Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Kossuth Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Union Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.9%.

North Union Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Union Middle School's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 110). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.