Spirit Lake Middle School

Spirit Lake Middle School is a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Spirit Lake, Iowa, one of the schools within Spirit Lake Comm School District. The school educates 379 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within Spirit Lake Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,319 students, Spirit Lake Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Spirit Lake Middle School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spirit Lake Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.7%, the actual is 77.7%, a residual of -0.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Dickinson County shows median household earnings sit near $75,432, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dickinson County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,005 students), Spirit Lake Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Spirit Lake Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spirit Lake Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 77.0%.

Spirit Lake Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spirit Lake Middle School has increased 7%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.