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Enrollment
695
Middle
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190651000229
Peet Junior High School
525 E Seerley Blvd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 553-2710 · Black Hawk County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
141 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 7 | 243 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 229 | 33% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Peet Junior High School→Cedar Falls High School
Based on grade levels within Cedar Falls Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.6% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 89.6% | 83.1% |
% 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
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Peet Junior High School
Peet Junior High School's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peet Junior High School this school | 695 | 20.3% | 84.1% |
| Waukee Middle School Waukee | 867 | 16.0% | 85.9% |
| Holmes Junior High School Cedar Falls | 628 | 25.2% | 85.3% |
| DC-G Oak View Grimes | 537 | 20.5% | 85.8% |
| Excelsior Middle School Marion | 594 | 28.5% | 81.1% |
| Trailridge School Waukee | 754 | 12.1% | 85.8% |
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 Peet Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #35 of 224 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #56 of 224 ▼ 15 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #23 of 224 ▼ 5 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #34 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #86 of 180 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #91 of 180 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #210 of 237 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #20 of 61 | N/A |
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
695
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 695 | 49.1 | 14.1:1 | 20% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 25% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 49.2 | 13.6:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 22% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 8% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peet Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (613 to 695); teachers up 12% (43.7 to 49.1).
About Peet Junior High School
Peet Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It has an enrollment of 695 students in grades 7 through 9. That compares with an average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Peet Junior High School is part of a district of 10 schools: Cedar Falls Comm School District, with 5,853 students.
At Peet Junior High School, 82% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Black Hawk County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
The school has 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Black Hawk County is 32 points.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 84.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 81.8%.
For the population of Black Hawk County, the median household earns about $66,417 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Peet Junior High School shares Black Hawk County with 34 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Peet Junior High School is closest to Southdale Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Peet Junior High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%.
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Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other Peet Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Peet Junior High. Peet Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Peet Junior High SchoolCONROE, TX · 1,337 students
Nearby schools
- Southdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 539
- Cedar Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- Orchard Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 458
- Lincoln Elementary School1.3 mi · 416
- Helen A Hansen Elementary School1.9 mi · 569
- Cedar Falls High School2.0 mi · 1,333
Frequently asked questions
About Peet Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peet Junior High School?
Peet Junior High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Peet Junior High School serve?
Peet Junior High School serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peet Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peet Junior High School is approximately 14.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peet Junior High School?
At Peet Junior High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Peet Junior High School public or private?
Peet Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cedar Falls Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.