Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192679001564
South Winneshiek Middle School
208 E Brooks St, Ossian, IA 52161 · (563) 532-9365 · Winneshiek County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
41 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 33 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 32% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
South Winneshiek Middle School→South Winneshiek High School
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
83.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.2pp 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 84 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 77.7% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 South Winneshiek Middle School
South Winneshiek Middle School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Winneshiek Middle School this school | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
| Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville | 128 | 33.6% | 73.3% |
| Woodbury Central Middle School Moville | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| West Lyon Junior High School Inwood | 128 | 28.9% | 83.2% |
| Tri-Center Middle School Neola | 135 | 35.6% | 75.5% |
| Panorama Middle School Panora | 146 | 34.9% | 66.2% |
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 South Winneshiek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #72 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #45 of 224 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #101 of 224 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #222 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #155 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
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 10.8 | 11.6:1 | 33% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 10.1 | 12.9:1 | 33% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 8.7 | 14.8:1 | 26% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 8.2 | 12.6:1 | 30% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | 26% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 9 | 11.4:1 | 38% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 6 | 20.8:1 | 23% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 6 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Winneshiek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (104 to 126); teachers up 32% (8.2 to 10.8).
About South Winneshiek Middle School
Located in Ossian, Iowa, South Winneshiek Middle School is a small middle school. School enrollment was 126 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students.
South Winneshiek Comm School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 529 students.
The large majority of students at South Winneshiek Middle School, 88%, are White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, South Winneshiek Middle School comes in at 22%.
Its 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
South Winneshiek Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Winneshiek Middle School would score about 75.7%. It scores 79.9%, 4.3 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Winneshiek County show that median household income is about $79,066, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 10 public schools operate in Winneshiek County, serving about 2,434 students.
The next-closest public school is South Winneshiek Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of South Winneshiek Middle School. On proficiency, South Winneshiek Middle School is ahead of the 72.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
South Winneshiek Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The number of students grew from 120 to 126 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.0 to 11.6 over 4 years.
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Winneshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,873
Census ACS
Median income
$79,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Winneshiek Comm School District
- South Winneshiek High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- South Winneshiek Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- South Winneshiek Elementary School0.0 mi · 198
- South Winneshiek High School5.9 mi · 205
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St10.4 mi · 18
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center10.4 mi · 14
- John R Mott Jr/Hi School10.4 mi · 342
- Cora B Darling Elementary10.5 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About South Winneshiek Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Winneshiek Middle School?
South Winneshiek Middle School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does South Winneshiek Middle School serve?
South Winneshiek Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Winneshiek Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at South Winneshiek Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Winneshiek Middle School?
At South Winneshiek Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Winneshiek Middle School in?
South Winneshiek Middle School is part of South Winneshiek Comm School District.
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