Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School

Located at 208 Port Neal Road, in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus that teaches 400 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District, a district that caters to 1,684 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School shows that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Woodbury County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Woodbury County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 75.1%; this one delivers 85.4%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the broader community, Woodbury County reports that median household income runs about $73,658, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Woodbury County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students), of which Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 73.8%.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.