Pella Middle School

Set in Pella, Iowa, Pella Middle School is a moderately sized junior high, part of Pella Comm School District. It enrolls 375 students across grades 7 through 8.

Pella Comm School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,462 students; Pella Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Pella Middle School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Marion County's rate of about 29%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pella Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.1%; this one delivers 88.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $78,680, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,571 students), of which Pella Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Intermediate, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pella Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 81.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 375 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.