Enrollment
339
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKOBOJI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002102003
Okoboji Middle School
1800 6th Street, Milford, IA 51351 · (712) 338-4757 · Dickinson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Iowa public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
107 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 24% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Okoboji Middle School→Okoboji High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Okoboji Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 81.0% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Okoboji Middle School
Okoboji Middle School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoboji Middle School this school | 339 | 31.6% | 77.5% |
| Anamosa Middle School Anamosa | 335 | 31.6% | 72.7% |
| Clear Lake Middle School Clear Lake | 308 | 32.1% | 78.8% |
| Central DeWitt Intermediate School DeWitt | 311 | 33.1% | 77.6% |
| IKM-Manning Middle School Manning | 297 | 33.3% | 83.1% |
| West Delaware Middle School Manchester | 378 | 34.1% | 83.1% |
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 Okoboji Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #91 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #65 of 224 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #161 of 224 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #123 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #21 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #131 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #159 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #33 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
339
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 339 | 27.5 | 12.3:1 | 32% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 28.4 | 11.8:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 28.3 | 12.2:1 | 36% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 36% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 22.6 | 14.0:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 29% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okoboji Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (316 to 339); teachers up 22% (22.6 to 27.5).
About Okoboji Middle School
As a small middle school, Okoboji Middle School serves students in Milford, Iowa. It serves 339 students in grades 5 through 8.
Okoboji Middle School is one of the 3 schools that make up Okoboji Comm School District (1,196 students in total).
About 88% of the student body at Okoboji Middle School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Okoboji Middle School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 32% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Dickinson County average 31%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Okoboji Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Okoboji Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.5%, compared with a predicted 76.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Dickinson County show that the median household income is $75,432, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dickinson County is home to 9 public schools and about 3,005 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Okoboji High School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Okoboji Middle School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Okoboji Middle School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 339 students in 2024-25, 14 fewer than the 353 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,990
Census ACS
Median income
$75,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okoboji Comm School District
- Okoboji Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Okoboji High SchoolHigh · 366 students
Other schools in Milford
- Okoboji Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Okoboji High SchoolHigh · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Okoboji High School0.2 mi · 366
- Okoboji Elementary School0.5 mi · 491
- Spirit Lake Elementary School7.0 mi · 547
- Spirit Lake Middle School7.1 mi · 379
- Spirit Lake High School7.2 mi · 393
- Graettinger-Terril Elementary School9.5 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Okoboji Middle SchoolHow large is Okoboji Middle School?
Okoboji Middle School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Okoboji Middle School serve?
Okoboji Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Okoboji Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Okoboji Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okoboji Middle School?
At Okoboji Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Okoboji Middle School public or private?
Okoboji Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okoboji Comm School District.
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