Enrollment
232
Middle
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PCM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 199901702061
PCM Middle School
407 Plainsmen Rd, Prairie City, IA 50228 · (515) 994-8222 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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
12.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
56 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 82 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
PCM Middle School→PCM High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PCM Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.5% | 70.8% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 PCM Middle School
PCM Middle School's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCM Middle School this school | 232 | 24.1% | 77.4% |
| Woodward-Granger Middle School Woodward | 248 | 24.2% | 81.2% |
| Tipton Middle School Tipton | 256 | 23.8% | 74.4% |
| Dike-New Hartford Junior High School New Hartford | 210 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School Aplington | 198 | 25.3% | 84.6% |
| Jesup Middle School Jesup | 249 | 22.1% | 81.0% |
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 PCM Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #94 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #92 of 224 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #49 of 224 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #173 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #16 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #153 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #196 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #31 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
232
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 17.9 | 13.4:1 | 30% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 29% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 30% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 17.9 | 12.0:1 | 23% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 27% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 20% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PCM Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (215 to 232); teachers up 6% (17.9 to 19).
About PCM Middle School
PCM Middle School is a small middle school in Prairie City, Iowa. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 232 students. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students each.
PCM Comm School District enrolls 1,077 students, and its 4 schools include PCM Middle School.
The large majority of students at PCM Middle School, 91%, are White. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. PCM Middle School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at PCM Middle School is 19 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.2:1. Among middle schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The school counts 56 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 24%. On average, public schools in Jasper County report 40%.
allk12 grades PCM Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PCM Middle School is 2.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 77.4% actual, 79.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
Jasper County has about 37,954 residents, and median household income is about $71,311, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 18 public schools in Jasper County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,668.
Prairie City Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.4% is above the 73.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around PCM Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 274 to 232. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.1 to 12.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PCM Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PCM Comm School District
- PCM High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Prairie City Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Other schools in Prairie City
- Prairie City Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie City Elementary School0.1 mi · 240
- Colfax-Mingo Elementary School5.7 mi · 399
- Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School5.8 mi · 287
- Monroe Elementary School8.1 mi · 257
- Runnells Elementary8.2 mi · 260
- Mitchellville Elementary8.6 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About PCM Middle SchoolHow many students attend PCM Middle School?
PCM Middle School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PCM Middle School serve?
PCM Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at PCM Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at PCM Middle School.
How diverse is PCM Middle School?
PCM Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PCM Middle School?
PCM Middle School is overseen by PCM Comm School District in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.