Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVENPORT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190858000485
Walcott Middle School
545 E James St, Walcott, IA 52773 · (563) 445-5200 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
121 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 110 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 35% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 59.5% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Walcott Middle School
Walcott Middle School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Middle School this school | 322 | 37.6% | 66.3% |
| Harlan Community Middle School Harlan | 335 | 38.2% | 82.5% |
| North Fayette Valley Middle School Elgin | 312 | 38.1% | 75.7% |
| AHSTW Intermediate School Avoca | 270 | 36.3% | 80.9% |
| Monticello Middle School Monticello | 305 | 34.4% | 77.2% |
| Grinnell Community Middle School Grinnell | 420 | 34.5% | 72.8% |
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 Walcott Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #176 of 224 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #152 of 224 ▲ 38 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #157 of 224 ▲ 31 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #136 of 246 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #25 of 180 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #112 of 180 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #131 of 237 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #25 of 103 | #3 of 6 |
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
322
+56 (+21%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 322 | 25.9 | 12.4:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 17.8 | 11.3:1 | 45% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 48% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 41% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 26.4 | 15.1:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 15% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 35 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walcott Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (397 to 322); teachers down 2% (26.4 to 25.9).
About Walcott Middle School
Walcott Middle School is a small middle school in Walcott, Iowa, administered by Davenport Comm School District. It serves 322 students in grades 6 through 8.
A total of 27 schools make up Davenport Comm School District, with 12,812 students enrolled.
At Walcott Middle School, White students make up 85% of the student body. It is also 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Walcott Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
Walcott Middle School's 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. That is close to the 38% average for public schools in Scott County.
Walcott Middle School is 6.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (66.3% versus 73.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Scott County census figures show that median household income is about $78,277, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Walcott Middle School is among the 53 public schools in Scott County.
The nearest other public school, Walcott Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Walcott Middle School. By average proficiency, Walcott Middle School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Walcott Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Walcott Middle School went from 266 students to 322.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,608
Census ACS
Median income
$78,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
26,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davenport Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,190 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Walcott Elementary School0.0 mi · 150
- Blue Grass Elementary School5.2 mi · 277
- Jackson Elementary School7.2 mi · 322
- Durant Junior/Senior High School7.6 mi · 340
- Durant Elementary School7.6 mi · 342
- West High School8.0 mi · 1,304
Frequently asked questions
About Walcott Middle SchoolHow large is Walcott Middle School?
Walcott Middle School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 06-08.
Is Walcott Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walcott Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Walcott Middle School have?
Walcott Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Walcott Middle School?
Walcott Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Walcott Middle School?
Walcott Middle School is overseen by Davenport Comm School District in Scott County.
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