Enrollment
367
Middle
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LIBERTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193099001804
West Liberty Middle School
203 E. 7th St, West Liberty, IA 52776 · (319) 627-2118 · Muscatine County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
191 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 5 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 22% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
West Liberty Middle School→West Liberty High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Liberty Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 47.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Liberty Middle School
West Liberty Middle School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty Middle School this school | 367 | 52.0% | 53.6% |
| Perry Middle School Perry | 370 | 57.3% | 72.3% |
| Clarke Community Middle School Osceola | 289 | 57.4% | 63.1% |
| Hampton-Dumont Middle School Hampton | 363 | 56.2% | 67.3% |
| Sioux Center Middle School Sioux Center | 367 | 47.4% | 77.2% |
| Robert Blue School Eagle Grove | 268 | 65.3% | 54.5% |
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 West Liberty Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #205 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #190 of 224 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #202 of 224 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #115 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #81 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #55 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #58 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.0% | #14 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
367
+69 (+23%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 367 | 26.1 | 14.0:1 | 52% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 26.8 | 14.6:1 | 51% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 27.8 | 14.3:1 | 53% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 25 | 11.9:1 | 59% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 21.8 | 13.3:1 | 65% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 60% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 50% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 41% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Liberty Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (289 to 367); teachers up 20% (21.8 to 26.1).
About West Liberty Middle School
West Liberty Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in West Liberty, Iowa. The school has 367 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8.
West Liberty Comm School District has 1,291 students in 4 schools, and West Liberty Middle School is one of those schools.
The student body at West Liberty Middle School is 59% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 37% White. Among all residents of Muscatine County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at West Liberty Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Income data for the school show 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Liberty Middle School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Iowa public middle schools.
Test results at West Liberty Middle School are 12.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.6%, compared with a predicted 65.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Muscatine County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $69,396 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. West Liberty Middle School shares Muscatine County with 14 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate West Liberty Middle School from the closest public school, West Liberty Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. West Liberty Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, West Liberty Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, West Liberty Middle School had a net gain of 69 students, or 23%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at West Liberty Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Liberty Comm School District
- West Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- West Liberty High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 89 students
Other schools in West Liberty
- West Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- West Liberty High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- West Liberty Elementary School0.2 mi · 438
- Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 89
- West Liberty High School0.4 mi · 397
- Hoover Elementary School8.2 mi · 353
- West Branch Community Early Learning Center8.3 mi · 15
- West Branch High School8.4 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About West Liberty Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Liberty Middle School?
West Liberty Middle School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does West Liberty Middle School serve?
West Liberty Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Liberty Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at West Liberty Middle School.
How diverse is West Liberty Middle School?
West Liberty Middle School reports a student body of 37% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Liberty Middle School?
West Liberty Middle School is overseen by West Liberty Comm School District in Muscatine County.
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