Enrollment
280
Middle
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANDOAH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192607001483
Shenandoah Middle School
601 Dr. Creighton Circle, Shenandoah, IA 51601 · (712) 246-2520 · Page County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- C-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
12.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
120 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 24% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Shenandoah Middle School→Shenandoah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shenandoah Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 64.7% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Shenandoah Middle School
Shenandoah Middle School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Middle School this school | 280 | 42.9% | 68.0% |
| Forest City Middle School Forest City | 330 | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| Atlantic Middle School Atlantic | 349 | 44.4% | 76.4% |
| South Hardin Middle School Hubbard | 196 | 41.3% | 68.1% |
| Oskaloosa Middle School Oskaloosa | 404 | 43.1% | 74.2% |
| Cherokee Middle School Cherokee | 329 | 45.3% | 78.3% |
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 Shenandoah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #167 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #145 of 224 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #174 of 224 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #155 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #26 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #132 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #100 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #61 of 103 |
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
280
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 280 | 22.5 | 12.4:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 21.4 | 13.2:1 | 48% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 21.5 | 13.8:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 60% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 24.1 | 13.1:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 54% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 49% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 28% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenandoah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (314 to 280); teachers down 6% (24.1 to 22.5).
About Shenandoah Middle School
As a small middle school, Shenandoah Middle School serves students in Shenandoah, Iowa. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 280 students. The school's enrollment is 30% smaller than the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
In Shenandoah Comm School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,227 students.
Shenandoah Middle School's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Page County is about 92% White. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shenandoah Middle School and a ratio of 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 43% of enrollment. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in Page County.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Shenandoah Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Shenandoah Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (68.0%) and its predicted rate (70.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Census estimates describe Page County this way: the median household income is $57,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Page County has 11 public schools and roughly 2,557 students.
The closest public school to Shenandoah Middle School is Shenandoah Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shenandoah Middle School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Shenandoah Middle School's enrollment declined from 316 in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.4:1, from 13.7:1.
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Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenandoah Comm School District
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Shenandoah High SchoolHigh · 300 students
- IGNITE Online & Personalized LearningCombined · 211 students
- Logan PreschoolElementary · 87 students
Other schools in Shenandoah
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Shenandoah High SchoolHigh · 300 students
- IGNITE Online & Personalized LearningCombined · 211 students
- Logan PreschoolElementary · 87 students
Other Shenandoah Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shenandoah Middle. Shenandoah Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 1,231 students
- Shenandoah Middle SchoolMiddletown, IN · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Shenandoah Elementary School0.0 mi · 349
- Shenandoah High School0.3 mi · 300
- IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning0.3 mi · 211
- Logan Preschool0.7 mi · 87
- Essex Junior-Senior High School6.1 mi · 87
- Essex Elementary School6.1 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Shenandoah Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shenandoah Middle School?
Shenandoah Middle School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Shenandoah Middle School serve?
Shenandoah Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shenandoah Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shenandoah Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shenandoah Middle School?
Shenandoah Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shenandoah Middle School in?
Shenandoah Middle School is part of Shenandoah Comm School District.
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