Enrollment
51
Middle
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHLESWIG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192541001451
Schleswig Middle School
714 Date Street, Schleswig, IA 51461 · (712) 676-3313 · Crawford County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
22 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 5 | 17 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 20% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Schleswig Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 68.1% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Schleswig Middle School
Schleswig Middle School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig Middle School this school | 51 | 43.1% | 66.8% |
| Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary Galva | 105 | 43.8% | 75.7% |
| Wapello Junior High School Wapello | 102 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
| Adair-Casey Jr. High School Adair | 100 | 40.0% | 81.9% |
| Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School Early | 126 | 42.1% | 79.0% |
| Newell-Fonda Middle School Newell | 124 | 41.9% | 73.4% |
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 Schleswig Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #243 of 246 |
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
51
-23 (-31%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 51 | 4.1 | 12.3:1 | 43% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 3.6 | 14.7:1 | 40% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 2.8 | 19.3:1 | 44% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 4 | 18.5:1 | 36% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | 40% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 6 | 12.0:1 | 53% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 4 | 24.3:1 | 44% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 28% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 25 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schleswig Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (63 to 51); teachers down 17% (5 to 4.1).
About Schleswig Middle School
Schleswig Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Schleswig, Iowa. A total of 51 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 87% smaller than average.
Federal data list 2 schools in Schleswig Comm School District, with 126 students enrolled.
Schleswig Middle School's enrollment is 80% White. Next come 18% Hispanic. The county population is about 66% White. Schleswig Middle School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Schleswig Middle School operates with 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.3:1. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Crawford County, the average eligibility rate is 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Schleswig Middle School is C-. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Iowa, Schleswig Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.8% actual against a predicted 70.4%.
In Crawford County (population about 16,277), the median household income is $67,027, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 11 public schools in Crawford County, enrolling about 3,007 students in all.
The closest other public school is Schleswig Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 66.8% is below the 72.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Schleswig Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Schleswig Middle School's enrollment dropped 31%, to 51. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.5:1 to 12.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Schleswig Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,277
Census ACS
Median income
$67,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schleswig Comm School District
- Schleswig Elementary SchoolElementary · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Schleswig Elementary School0.0 mi · 75
- Denison Middle School9.9 mi · 502
- Denison High School10.3 mi · 777
- Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School10.7 mi · 117
- Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School10.7 mi · 49
- Broadway Elementary School11.0 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Schleswig Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schleswig Middle School?
Schleswig Middle School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Schleswig Middle School serve?
Schleswig Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Schleswig Middle School have?
Schleswig Middle School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schleswig Middle School?
At Schleswig Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Is Schleswig Middle School public or private?
Schleswig Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Schleswig Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.