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What advice would you give to incoming students at Northwest Middle School?
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Enrollment
1,113
Middle
DISTRICT 1,102 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191470000897
Northwest Middle School
1507 8th St, Coralville, IA 52241 · (319) 688-1060 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,113 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Iowa public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.4:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
503 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 | 363 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 385 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 365 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%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
76.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.0pp 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 70 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 70.7% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Northwest Middle School
Northwest Middle School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Middle School this school | 1,113 | 45.2% | 73.9% |
| Hoover Middle School Waterloo | 848 | 56.3% | 71.3% |
| Wood Middle School Davenport | 629 | 52.8% | 54.8% |
| Southeast Middle School Iowa City | 1,269 | 47.4% | 69.3% |
| Indian Hills Junior High School Clive | 661 | 51.9% | 78.2% |
| Merrill Middle School Des Moines | 657 | 43.7% | 72.2% |
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 Northwest Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #131 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #163 of 224 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #128 of 224 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,113 | #4 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #98 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #15 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #87 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.5% | #5 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
1,113
+298 (+37%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,113 | 77.5 | 14.4:1 | 45% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 49.1 | 14.7:1 | 43% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 54.3 | 13.4:1 | 43% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 41% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 43.1 | 16.9:1 | 39% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 38% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 13% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (730 to 1,113); teachers up 80% (43.1 to 77.5).
About Northwest Middle School
Northwest Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Coralville, Iowa. Its 1,113 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 178% above the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
In Iowa City Comm School District, 29 schools enroll a combined 15,111 students.
The most common group at Northwest Middle School is White students, at 42%. The school is also 31% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northwest Middle School's 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 45%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Johnson County is 8 points.
Northwest Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northwest Middle School is +4.5 points: 73.9% actual, 69.3% predicted.
In Johnson County (population about 156,639), the median household income is $74,935, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 43 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 20,019 students in all.
The closest public school, Kirkwood Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Northwest Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northwest Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 1,113 students in 2024-25, 298 more than the 815 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 14.4:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- North Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Penn Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Coralville
- East Ridge ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Wickham ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Kirkwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other Northwest Middle schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Northwest Middle. Northwest Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Northwest Middle SchoolFlowood, MS · 1,352 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolReading, PA · 821 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolKnoxville, TN · 798 students
- Northwest MiddleTravelers Rest, SC · 783 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEFLORISSANT, MO · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Kirkwood Elementary School0.2 mi · 270
- Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 343
- Norman Borlaug Elementary School1.2 mi · 405
- Wickham Elementary1.7 mi · 315
- Lincoln Elementary School1.9 mi · 217
- West Senior High School2.0 mi · 1,514
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Middle School?
Northwest Middle School enrolls approximately 1,113 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northwest Middle School serve?
Northwest Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (78 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwest Middle School?
Northwest Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 12% Hispanic, 31% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northwest Middle School public or private?
Northwest Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iowa City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.