Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELLA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192247001351
Pella Middle School
613 E 13th, Pella, IA 50219 · (641) 628-4784 · Marion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
59 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 7 | 184 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 51% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Pella Middle School→Pella High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pella Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
89.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.8% | 89.9% |
| 2023-24 | 89.2% | 88.1% |
% 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
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Pella Middle School
Pella Middle School's state test result (88.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pella Middle School this school | 375 | 15.7% | 88.8% |
| Mount Vernon Middle School Mount Vernon | 425 | 15.8% | 90.1% |
| Ballard Middle School Huxley | 418 | 17.7% | 83.9% |
| DeSoto Intermediate School DeSoto | 337 | 20.2% | 87.1% |
| ADM Middle School Adel | 352 | 20.2% | 84.5% |
| Roland-Story Middle School Roland | 331 | 20.5% | 86.1% |
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 Pella Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #10 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #12 of 224 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #17 of 224 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #112 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #117 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #134 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #226 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #28 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
375
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 375 | 24.9 | 15.0:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 22.6 | 16.1:1 | 18% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 24.9 | 15.3:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 18% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 12% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pella Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (346 to 375); teachers up 13% (22 to 24.9).
About Pella Middle School
Pella Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Pella, Iowa. Its enrollment is 375 students, spread over grades 7 through 8.
Pella Middle School is run by Pella Comm School District, whose 6 schools enroll 2,462 students.
Of every 100 students at Pella Middle School, about 89 are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pella Middle School has a ratio of 15.0:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 15.2:1. Income data for the school show 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is 29%.
Pella Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Iowa public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pella Middle School, the prediction is 84.1% and the result is 88.8%.
In Marion County, the median household earns about $78,680 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 17 public schools with about 5,571 students, including Pella Middle School.
Pella Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Jefferson Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Pella Middle School's average proficiency of 88.8% compares with 81.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 370 students in 2020-21 and 375 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,642
Census ACS
Median income
$78,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pella Comm School District
- Pella High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Jefferson IntermediateMiddle · 494 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Viersen Early Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Other schools in Pella
- Pella High SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Jefferson IntermediateMiddle · 494 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- Viersen Early Learning CenterElementary · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Intermediate0.1 mi · 494
- Pella High School0.3 mi · 801
- Madison Elementary School0.4 mi · 401
- Viersen Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 137
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 254
- Northstar Elementary School11.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Pella Middle SchoolHow large is Pella Middle School?
Pella Middle School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pella Middle School serve?
Pella Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pella Middle School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Pella Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Pella Middle School?
Student demographics at Pella Middle School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pella Middle School in?
Pella Middle School is part of Pella Comm School District.
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