Enrollment
347
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193024001705
Washington Middle School
313 S. 4th Ave., Washington, IA 52353 · (319) 653-5414 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Iowa public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
149 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 126 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Washington Middle School→Washington High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Washington Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 61.1% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 347 | 42.9% | 65.1% |
| Sheldon Middle School Sheldon | 312 | 37.2% | 84.3% |
| Le Mars Middle School Le Mars | 487 | 39.8% | 79.1% |
| New Hampton Middle School New Hampton | 304 | 45.1% | 79.8% |
| Nevada Middle School Nevada | 442 | 42.1% | 82.5% |
| Riverbend Middle School Iowa Falls | 257 | 41.2% | 80.5% |
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 Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #182 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #183 of 224 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #179 of 224 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #122 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #5 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #73 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #99 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #87 of 103 |
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
347
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 347 | 32.5 | 10.7:1 | 43% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 31.2 | 11.2:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 30.2 | 11.6:1 | 53% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 29.5 | 12.3:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 22% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (363 to 347); teachers up 10% (29.5 to 32.5).
About Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Washington, Iowa, (ZIP code 52353). The school serves 347 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Washington Comm School District runs 4 schools with a combined 1,600 students. Washington Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 71% of students at Washington Middle School are White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 90% of Washington County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.7:1 comes from the school's 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The lunch program counts 43% of students at Washington Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 32%.
allk12 grades Washington Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Washington Middle School's results are 5.3 points below predicted: 65.1% against 70.5%.
In the county around the school, Washington County, the median household income is $75,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Washington County is home to 13 public schools and about 3,820 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Lincoln Upper Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 65.1% is below the 67.9% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 355 to 347.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,561
Census ACS
Median income
$75,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington Comm School District
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Washington
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Lincoln Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 25th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Upper Elementary School0.2 mi · 344
- Stewart Elementary School0.7 mi · 457
- Washington High School0.7 mi · 452
- WACO Elementary School9.8 mi · 317
- WACO High School10.0 mi · 241
- Highland Middle School10.8 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolHow large is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle School in?
Washington Middle School is part of Washington Comm School District.
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