Van Meter Middle School

Van Meter Middle School is a small intermediate school in Van Meter, Iowa, one of the schools within Van Meter Comm School District. The school teaches 252 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 400.

Across the 3 schools in Van Meter Comm School District (1,146 students total), Van Meter Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Van Meter Middle School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Van Meter Middle School lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 33.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Van Meter Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 7% of students at Van Meter Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 22%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Van Meter Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 88.6%, the actual is 91.8%, a residual of +3.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $102,379, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Van Meter Middle School is one of 41 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students).

Nearest neighbor: Van Meter Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Van Meter Middle School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 83.2%.

Van Meter Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 31%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.