Enrollment
113
Middle
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARMONT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192727001593
Starmont Middle School
3202 40th St, Arlington, IA 50606 · (563) 933-4598 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Iowa public middle schools
- C+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
16.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
51 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 6 | 38 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 35% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Starmont Middle School→Starmont High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Starmont Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
73.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.1% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 69.2% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Starmont Middle School
Starmont Middle School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starmont Middle School this school | 113 | 45.1% | 73.7% |
| West Monona Middle School Onawa | 120 | 45.0% | 73.9% |
| Southwest Valley Middle School Villisca | 131 | 46.6% | 74.9% |
| West Bend-Mallard Middle School West Bend | 132 | 41.7% | 72.3% |
| Wapello Junior High School Wapello | 102 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
| Missouri Valley Middle School Missouri Valley | 158 | 46.8% | 76.2% |
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 Starmont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #133 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #127 of 224 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #108 of 224 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #228 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #88 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
113
-20 (-15%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 44.3:1
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 | 113 | 6.9 | 16.5:1 | 45% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 6.9 | 17.6:1 | 41% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 4 | 32.4:1 | 43% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 3 | 44.3:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | N/A | N/A | 44% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 40% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 29% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starmont Middle School.
About Starmont Middle School
Starmont Middle School operates as a very small middle-grades school in Arlington, Iowa. It enrolls 113 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Iowa enroll about 400 students on average.
The district, Starmont Comm School District, operates 3 schools serving 531 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Among Fayette County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Starmont Middle School are from different groups.
Starmont Middle School lists 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 45% of the student body. Public schools in Fayette County average a similar 46%.
On the allk12 Grade, Starmont Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Iowa public middle schools.
Starmont Middle School scores 73.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 69.4%.
Census data for Fayette County show the median household earns about $60,165 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Fayette County number 15, with about 3,222 students.
Starmont Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Starmont Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Starmont Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 44.3:1 in 2020-21 and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
Starmont Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,288
Census ACS
Median income
$60,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starmont Comm School District
- Starmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Starmont High SchoolHigh · 174 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Starmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Starmont High SchoolHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Starmont Elementary School0.0 mi · 244
- Starmont High School0.0 mi · 174
- Edgewood-Colesburg High School12.7 mi · 206
- Oelwein Middle School12.7 mi · 350
- Wings Park Elementary School12.9 mi · 294
- Oelwein High School12.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Starmont Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Starmont Middle School?
Starmont Middle School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 06-08.
Is Starmont Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Starmont Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starmont Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starmont Middle School is approximately 16.5:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Starmont Middle School?
At Starmont Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Starmont Middle School in?
Starmont Middle School is part of Starmont Comm School District.
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