Enrollment
314
Middle
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 199901902217
Southeast Valley Middle School
30850 Paragon Ave., Burnside, IA 50521 · (515) 359-2235 · Webster County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- B-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
13.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
149 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Southeast Valley Middle School→Southeast Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Southeast Valley Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.7% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 63.8% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Southeast Valley Middle School
Southeast Valley Middle School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Valley Middle School this school | 314 | 47.5% | 69.8% |
| Davis County Middle School Bloomfield | 337 | 47.2% | 64.6% |
| South Central Calhoun Middle School Rockwell City | 329 | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| Camanche Middle School Camanche | 256 | 48.8% | 68.2% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Vinton | 331 | 52.3% | 82.0% |
| Crestwood Middle School Cresco | 283 | 49.1% | N/A |
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 Southeast Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #158 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #154 of 224 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #126 of 224 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #140 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #50 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #165 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #78 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #80 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
314
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 314 | 23.5 | 13.4:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 21.7 | 14.5:1 | 41% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 18.5 | 17.5:1 | 43% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 17.9 | 18.8:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 44% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (337 to 314); teachers up 31% (17.9 to 23.5).
About Southeast Valley Middle School
Southeast Valley Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school located in Burnside, Iowa. It covers grades 5 through 8, with a total enrollment of 314 students. Enrollment is 22% lower than the average for middle schools in Iowa, which is about 400.
Federal data list 4 schools in Southeast Valley Community School District, with 1,077 students enrolled.
Most students at Southeast Valley Middle School are White: 93% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Southeast Valley Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. Across public schools in Webster County, the average is about the same, 50%.
Southeast Valley Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Southeast Valley Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.8%) and its predicted rate (68.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Within Webster County, median household income is about $68,975, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Webster County number 12 and enroll about 4,678.
The nearest public school is Dayton Center, at about 5.7 miles. On state test proficiency, Southeast Valley Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 322 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 314. Students per teacher fell from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Southeast Valley Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,886
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,678 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Valley Community School District
- Southeast Valley High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Southeast Valley ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Dayton CenterElementary · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton Center5.7 mi · 200
- Stratford Elementary10.3 mi · 74
- Southeast Valley High School10.6 mi · 340
- Butler Elementary School11.1 mi · 328
- Early Childhood Center11.8 mi · 376
- Fort Dodge Middle School12.1 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Southeast Valley Middle School?
Southeast Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Southeast Valley Middle School serve?
Southeast Valley Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeast Valley Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Southeast Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Southeast Valley Middle School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Southeast Valley Middle School in?
Southeast Valley Middle School is part of Southeast Valley Community School District.
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