Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLAMAKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190339000039
Waukon Middle School
1059 3rd Ave NW, Waukon, IA 52172 · (563) 568-6321 · Allamakee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A+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
15.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
98 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 107 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%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
Waukon Middle School→Waukon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Allamakee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
92.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 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 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 92.1% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 79.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 73% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Waukon Middle School
Waukon Middle School's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukon Middle School this school | 260 | 37.7% | 86.8% |
| Osage Middle School Osage | 289 | 35.6% | 78.1% |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School Fredericksburg | 217 | 35.5% | N/A |
| Central Springs Middle School Nora Springs | 255 | 33.7% | N/A |
| AHSTW Intermediate School Avoca | 270 | 36.3% | 80.9% |
| North Fayette Valley Middle School Elgin | 312 | 38.1% | 75.7% |
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 Waukon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #19 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #4 of 224 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #33 of 224 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #158 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #129 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #171 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #130 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #37 of 61 |
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
260
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 260 | 16.9 | 15.4:1 | 38% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 41% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 14.9 | 18.1:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 49% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 14 | 20.0:1 | 45% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | 48% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 23% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (244 to 260); teachers unchanged (17 to 16.9).
About Waukon Middle School
Waukon Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Waukon, Iowa. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 260 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Allamakee Comm School District is made up of 4 schools with 1,137 students in all.
Waukon Middle School is 94% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waukon Middle School scores 12%.
With 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Roughly 38% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Allamakee County averages 53%, higher than here.
Waukon Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Iowa public middle schools.
A school in Iowa with Waukon Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 73.1%. Waukon Middle School scores 86.8%.
Census data for Allamakee County show median household income comes to about $70,694, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,183, Waukon Middle School among them.
Waukon High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Waukon Middle School's average proficiency of 86.8% compares with 71.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Waukon Middle School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.4:1, from 16.8:1.
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Allamakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$70,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allamakee Comm School District
- Waukon High SchoolHigh · 392 students
- West Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- East Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Waukon
- Waukon High SchoolHigh · 392 students
- West Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- East Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Waukon High School0.1 mi · 392
- West Campus Elementary School0.1 mi · 265
- East Campus Elementary School0.4 mi · 220
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St13.7 mi · 18
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center13.7 mi · 14
- Cora B Darling Elementary13.8 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Waukon Middle SchoolHow large is Waukon Middle School?
Waukon Middle School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Waukon Middle School serve?
Waukon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waukon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waukon Middle School is approximately 15.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Waukon Middle School?
Student demographics at Waukon Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Waukon Middle School public or private?
Waukon Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allamakee Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.