PCM Middle School

PCM Middle School, a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Prairie City, Iowa, part of PCM Comm School District, hosts 232 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% leaner than the state mean of about 400.

PCM Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by PCM Comm School District, a district that hosts 1,077 students overall.

On demographics, PCM Middle School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, PCM Middle School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jasper County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PCM Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.9%; this one delivers 77.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household earnings sit near $71,311, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Jasper County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,668 students), of which PCM Middle School is one.

Prairie City Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PCM Middle School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

PCM Middle School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PCM Middle School's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 215 (now 232). White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window.

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