West Liberty Middle School

West Liberty Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in West Liberty, Iowa, one of the schools within West Liberty Comm School District. The school caters to 367 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within West Liberty Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,291 students, West Liberty Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Liberty Middle School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 37% White. By comparison, Muscatine County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, West Liberty Middle School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting West Liberty Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at West Liberty Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Liberty Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 65.9%; West Liberty Middle School posts 53.6%, -12.3 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Muscatine County) reports that median household earnings sit near $69,396, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Muscatine County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,527 students), West Liberty Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Liberty Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 27%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025.

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