Enrollment
185
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190001501485
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School
120 11th Ave NE, Sibley, IA 51249 · (712) 754-2542 · Osceola County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Iowa public middle schools
- B-Test 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
15.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
93 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 48 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School→Sibley-Ocheyedan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.6pp 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 80.1% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School this school | 185 | 50.3% | 74.4% |
| Sioux Central Middle School Sioux Rapids | 155 | 48.4% | 77.1% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School Sanborn | 165 | 50.3% | 75.7% |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School Estherville | 308 | 55.8% | 67.0% |
| Washington Middle School Washington | 347 | 42.9% | 65.1% |
| West Hancock Middle School Kanawha | 174 | 39.1% | 81.6% |
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 Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #124 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #148 of 224 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #172 of 224 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #191 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #63 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #8 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
185
-25 (-12%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 50% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | 48% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 13.4 | 14.8:1 | 53% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 52% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 13 | 19.3:1 | 49% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | 41% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 34% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 22% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 16 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (252 to 185); teachers down 8% (13 to 12).
About Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School is one of the public schools in Sibley, Iowa. It is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 185 students. That puts enrollment 54% below the 400-student average for middle schools in Iowa.
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School is among 3 schools run by Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District, which serves 688 students.
More than half of the students at Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School are White (66%). The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic and 4% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Osceola County's population at about 86%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School scores 49%.
Its ratio of 15.4:1 is based on 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. The average for public schools in Osceola County is similar, at 52%.
Among Iowa public middle schools, Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School is 66.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.4%.
Census data for Osceola County show median household income comes to about $69,239, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 3 public schools in the county, enrolling about 688, Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School from the closest public school, Sibley-Ocheyedan High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School at 5th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decline, from 210 to 185.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,100
Census ACS
Median income
$69,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District
- Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolHigh · 195 students
Other schools in Sibley
- Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolHigh · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Sibley-Ocheyedan High School0.0 mi · 195
- Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School0.3 mi · 308
- George-Little Rock Elementary School7.7 mi · 232
- George-Little Rock Senior High School13.7 mi · 102
- George-Little Rock Middle School13.7 mi · 61
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY14.9 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School?
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School serve?
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School have?
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School?
At Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School public or private?
Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.