Webster City Middle School

Webster City Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Webster City, Iowa, one of the schools within Webster City Comm School District, serves 454 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in Webster City Comm School District (1,688 students total), Webster City Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Webster City Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Webster City Middle School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Webster City Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.3%; this one delivers 77.5%, a residual of +10.2 points.

In the broader community, Hamilton County reports that median household income runs about $72,432, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Webster City Middle School is one of 8 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 2,432 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunset Heights Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Webster City Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.7%.

Webster City Middle School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Webster City Middle School has fell 16%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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