Robert Blue School

Robert Blue School is an intimate middle school in Eagle Grove, Iowa, overseen by Eagle Grove Comm School District. The school caters to 268 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Within Eagle Grove Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,032 students, Robert Blue School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Robert Blue School reports that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 48% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wright County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Robert Blue School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wright County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,190, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robert Blue School is one of 9 public schools in Wright County (combined enrollment of about 2,451 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eagle Grove Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Robert Blue School. On composite proficiency, Robert Blue School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Blue School has increased 3%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 28% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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