Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHALLER-CRESTLAND COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192538002121
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School
310 W Main, Early, IA 50535 · (712) 273-5192 · Sac County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Iowa public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
53 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 6 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 41% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Schaller-Crestland Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.3% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 79.4% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School this school | 126 | 42.1% | 79.0% |
| Newell-Fonda Middle School Newell | 124 | 41.9% | 73.4% |
| Pierson Middle School Pierson | 126 | 38.1% | N/A |
| Lake Mills Middle School Lake Mills | 146 | 39.0% | 82.1% |
| Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary Galva | 105 | 43.8% | 75.7% |
| Wapello Junior High School Wapello | 102 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
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 Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #82 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #61 of 224 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #90 of 224 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #221 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #103 of 237 |
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
126
-57 (-31%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 126 | 8.5 | 14.8:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 9.5 | 14.9:1 | 50% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 12.9 | 13.3:1 | 47% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 51% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 12.4 | 14.8:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | 35% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 35% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (183 to 126); teachers down 32% (12.4 to 8.5).
About Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Early, Iowa. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 126 students. By comparison, middle schools in Iowa enroll about 400 students on average.
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School is a school in Schaller-Crestland Comm School District. The district has 2 schools and 285 students.
At Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School, 82% of students are White. The school is also 11% Hispanic and 5% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Sac County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School has 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It is about the same as the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The school has 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Sac County.
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Iowa public middle schools.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.9%. Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School scores 79.0%.
The school's county is Sac County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $73,838 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School shares Sac County with 5 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Schaller-Crestland Elementary is about 7.6 miles from Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. The school's 79.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 126, from 183 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,689
Census ACS
Median income
$73,838
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,362 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schaller-Crestland Comm School District
- Schaller-Crestland ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Schaller-Crestland Elementary7.6 mi · 159
- East Sac County Elementary8.3 mi · 433
- East Sac County High School11.8 mi · 344
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School11.8 mi · 186
- Odebolt Elementary-Odebolt11.8 mi · 114
- East Early Childhood Ctr12.6 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School?
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School serve?
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School?
At Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School?
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School is overseen by Schaller-Crestland Comm School District in Sac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.