Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KOSSUTH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192083002179
North Union Middle School
203 5th St North, Swea City, IA 50590 · (515) 272-4361 · Kossuth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A+Beats 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
14.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
65 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 6 | 37 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Kossuth Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.6% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 87.2% | 76.1% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 18 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 North Union Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Union Middle School this school | 110 | 59.1% | 80.6% |
| MVAO Middle School Anthon | 100 | 52.0% | N/A |
| BCLUW Middle School Union | 132 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Nodaway Valley Middle School Fontanelle | 144 | 50.0% | 82.9% |
| AGWSR Middle School Wellsburg | 131 | 48.1% | N/A |
| Creston Middle School Creston | 259 | 54.4% | 73.2% |
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 Union Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #67 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #122 of 224 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #31 of 224 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #231 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #31 of 237 |
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
110
-39 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 110 | 7.8 | 14.1:1 | 59% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 8.1 | 14.6:1 | 52% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 9.9 | 12.9:1 | 53% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 64% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 52% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 42% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Union Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (151 to 110); teachers down 22% (10 to 7.8).
About North Union Middle School
North Union Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Swea City, Iowa. It reports enrollment of 110 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 73% below the 400-student average for middle schools in Iowa.
North Union Middle School is run by North Kossuth Comm School District, whose 2 schools enroll 241 students.
The share of students at North Union Middle School who are White is 89%. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Kossuth County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at North Union Middle School are from different groups.
There are 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.1:1. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Of all students at North Union Middle School, 59% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Kossuth County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Iowa public middle schools, North Union Middle School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for North Union Middle School is +18.2 points, in the top 10% of Iowa. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.6%, and the predicted rate is 62.4%.
The school is in Kossuth County, where the median household earns about $67,697 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. North Union Middle School shares Kossuth County with 8 other public schools.
North Kossuth Elementary School is the nearest public school to North Union Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. North Union Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. North Union Middle School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 26% over 4 years, reaching 110 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at North Union Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kossuth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,516
Census ACS
Median income
$67,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Kossuth Comm School District
- North Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 131 students
Other schools in Swea City
- North Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 131 students
Other North Union Middle schools
One other US public school is named North Union Middle. North Union Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- North Union Middle SchoolRichwood, OH · 325 students
Nearby schools
- North Kossuth Elementary School0.0 mi · 131
- North Union High School8.4 mi · 170
- North Union Elementary12.5 mi · 130
- North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center18.3 mi · 227
- North Iowa Middle School18.3 mi · 115
- North Iowa High School18.3 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About North Union Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Union Middle School?
North Union Middle School enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Union Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Union Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at North Union Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at North Union Middle School.
How diverse is North Union Middle School?
North Union Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Union Middle School?
North Union Middle School is overseen by North Kossuth Comm School District in Kossuth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.