Enrollment
252
Middle
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN METER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192901002244
Van Meter Middle School
520 1st Ave, Van Meter, IA 50261 · (515) 996-2221 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Iowa public middle schools
- A+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
33.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
17 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 | 89 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 30% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Van Meter Middle School→Van Meter High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Van Meter Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
93.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
91.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.6% | 91.6% |
| 2023-24 | 93.4% | 90.1% |
% 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
91.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
88.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 89% 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 Van Meter Middle School
Van Meter Middle School's state test result (91.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Meter Middle School this school | 252 | 6.7% | 91.8% |
| Solon Middle School Solon | 320 | 11.3% | 89.2% |
| Denver Middle School Denver | 238 | 13.0% | 92.7% |
| Hinton Intermediate School Hinton | 191 | 13.1% | 81.7% |
| Alburnett Middle School Alburnett | 169 | 12.4% | 88.5% |
| Treynor Middle School Treynor | 197 | 14.2% | 90.8% |
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 Van Meter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.8% | #3 of 224 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.6% | #8 of 224 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.6% | #4 of 224 no change | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #166 of 246 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 33.1:1 | #180 of 180 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #172 of 180 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #237 of 237 | #11 of 11 |
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
252
+44 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
33.1:1
was 41.6:1
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 | 252 | 7.6 | 33.1:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 6.6 | 36.5:1 | 7% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 5.8 | 39.1:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 5 | 41.6:1 | 6% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | N/A | N/A | 11% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Meter Middle School.
About Van Meter Middle School
Van Meter Middle School is a public middle school run by Van Meter Comm School District in Van Meter, Iowa. In all, 252 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Iowa.
Van Meter Middle School belongs to Van Meter Comm School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,146 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Van Meter Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Dallas County's population at about 84%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 33.1:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa, 15.2:1, is lower. Of all students at Van Meter Middle School, 7% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 22%.
Van Meter Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Iowa public middle schools.
The model predicts 88.6% for a school in Iowa with Van Meter Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Van Meter Middle School posts 91.8%.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $102,379 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dallas County has 41 public schools with about 22,938 students, including Van Meter Middle School.
The closest school to Van Meter Middle School is Van Meter High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Van Meter Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 91.8% is above the 83.2% average for nearby schools.
Van Meter Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school grew from 208 students in 2020-21 to 252 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (33.1:1) than in 2020-21 (41.6:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Meter Comm School District
- Van Meter Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Van Meter High SchoolHigh · 316 students
Other schools in Van Meter
- Van Meter Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Van Meter High SchoolHigh · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Van Meter High School0.0 mi · 316
- Van Meter Elementary School0.0 mi · 578
- DeSoto Intermediate School3.0 mi · 337
- Sugar Creek Elementary School4.6 mi · 630
- Timberline School5.8 mi · 992
- Woodland Hills Elementary School6.0 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Van Meter Middle SchoolHow many students attend Van Meter Middle School?
Van Meter Middle School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 06-08.
Is Van Meter Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Van Meter Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Van Meter Middle School?
Approximately 33.1:1 students per teacher at Van Meter Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Meter Middle School?
At Van Meter Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Van Meter Middle School public or private?
Van Meter Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Van Meter Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.