Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OELWEIN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192163001289
Oelwein Middle School
300 12th Ave SE, Oelwein, IA 50662 · (319) 283-3015 · Fayette County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
184 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 5 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 19% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Oelwein Middle School→Oelwein High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oelwein Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 50.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Oelwein Middle School
Oelwein Middle School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oelwein Middle School this school | 350 | 52.6% | 53.9% |
| Knoxville Middle School Knoxville | 323 | 51.7% | 67.2% |
| Keokuk Middle School Keokuk | 381 | 53.3% | 71.2% |
| Greene County Middle School Jefferson | 347 | 50.1% | 67.5% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| Chariton Middle School Chariton | 284 | 53.9% | 69.8% |
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 Oelwein Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #203 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #213 of 224 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #206 of 224 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #119 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #151 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #98 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #55 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #16 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
350
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 350 | 21.7 | 16.1:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 20.7 | 17.6:1 | 57% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 24.9 | 14.4:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 57% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 17.8 | 16.0:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 61% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 41% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oelwein Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (284 to 350); teachers up 22% (17.8 to 21.7).
About Oelwein Middle School
Oelwein Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in Oelwein, Iowa. It has an enrollment of 350 students in grades 5 through 8.
Oelwein Comm School District enrolls 1,326 students in 5 schools, including Oelwein Middle School.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Fayette County's residents are about 92% White, 9 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Oelwein Middle School are from different groups.
Oelwein Middle School reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for middle schools in Iowa. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Oelwein Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Iowa public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Oelwein Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. It scores 53.9%; the prediction is 65.7%.
In the surrounding county, Fayette County, the median household earns about $60,165 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Fayette County has 15 public schools with about 3,222 students, including Oelwein Middle School.
Oelwein Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Oelwein High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Oelwein Middle School is behind the 62.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 39 students, from 389 to 350. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
This page is set up for the Oelwein Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,288
Census ACS
Median income
$60,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oelwein Comm School District
- Oelwein High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Wings Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Oelwein Online SchoolCombined · 175 students
- Little Husky Learning CenterElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Oelwein
- Oelwein High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Wings Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Oelwein Online SchoolCombined · 175 students
- Little Husky Learning CenterElementary · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Oelwein High School0.2 mi · 334
- Little Husky Learning Center0.2 mi · 173
- Wings Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 294
- Oelwein Online School1.3 mi · 175
- Rural Elementary School #15.4 mi · 29
- Rural Elementary School #26.0 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Oelwein Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oelwein Middle School?
Oelwein Middle School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 05-08.
Is Oelwein Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oelwein Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Oelwein Middle School have?
Oelwein Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Oelwein Middle School?
Student demographics at Oelwein Middle School are roughly 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Oelwein Middle School in?
Oelwein Middle School is part of Oelwein Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.