Enrollment
184
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNDERWOOD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192823001892
Underwood Middle School
601 Third Street, Underwood, IA 51576 · (712) 566-2332 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Iowa public middle schools
- ATest 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
21.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
32 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 61 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Underwood Middle School→Underwood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Underwood Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
87.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 88.1% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Underwood Middle School
Underwood Middle School's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Middle School this school | 184 | 17.4% | 84.8% |
| Treynor Middle School Treynor | 197 | 14.2% | 90.8% |
| Ogden Middle School Ogden | 158 | 19.6% | 77.4% |
| Hinton Intermediate School Hinton | 191 | 13.1% | 81.7% |
| Earlham Middle School Earlham | 142 | 13.4% | 79.3% |
| Alburnett Middle School Alburnett | 169 | 12.4% | 88.5% |
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 Underwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #29 of 224 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #17 of 224 no change | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #63 of 224 ▼ 9 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #192 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #221 of 237 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #70 of 103 | N/A |
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
184
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 184 | 8.7 | 21.3:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 9.7 | 21.3:1 | 20% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 11.6 | 16.7:1 | 19% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 9 | 19.4:1 | 17% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 10.4 | 19.4:1 | 17% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 10 | 19.3:1 | 22% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 9 | 21.1:1 | 14% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 15% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Underwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (202 to 184); teachers down 17% (10.4 to 8.7).
About Underwood Middle School
Underwood Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Underwood, Iowa. Enrollment is 184 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 400-student average for middle schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 54% lower.
Underwood Comm School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 855 students.
At Underwood Middle School, White students make up 93% of the student body. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Underwood Middle School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1 at Underwood Middle School, with 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 17% of enrollment. Among public schools in Pottawattamie County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Underwood Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Underwood Middle School is 1.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Pottawattamie County census figures show that median household income is about $73,602, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 35 public schools operate in Pottawattamie County, serving about 15,270 students.
Underwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Underwood Middle School at 2nd of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Underwood Middle School is Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 184 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 175. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 19.4:1 to 21.3:1.
Discussions about Underwood Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Underwood Comm School District
- Underwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Underwood High SchoolHigh · 247 students
Other schools in Underwood
- Underwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Underwood High SchoolHigh · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Underwood Elementary School0.0 mi · 424
- Underwood High School0.4 mi · 247
- Tri-Center High School9.4 mi · 225
- Tri-Center Elementary School9.4 mi · 364
- Tri-Center Middle School9.4 mi · 135
- College View Elementary10.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Underwood Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Underwood Middle School?
Underwood Middle School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-08.
Is Underwood Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Underwood Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Underwood Middle School have?
Underwood Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Underwood Middle School?
At Underwood Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Underwood Middle School in?
Underwood Middle School is part of Underwood Comm School District.
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