Sudlow Middle School

Sudlow Middle School is a 6-8 campus of expansive scale in Davenport, Iowa, operated by Davenport Comm School District, hosting 734 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Within Davenport Comm School District, which oversees 27 schools and 12,812 students, Sudlow Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sudlow Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sudlow Middle School shows 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Sudlow Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sudlow Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Scott County) shows that median household income runs about $78,277, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), of which Sudlow Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Children's Village At Hoover, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sudlow Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 844 students in 2018 compared to 734 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 55% to 46% over that span.

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