Enrollment
128
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LYON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193102001808
West Lyon Junior High School
1787 182nd Street, Inwood, IA 51240 · (712) 753-4917 · Lyon County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Iowa public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
21.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
37 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 7 | 62 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 52% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Lyon Junior High School→West Lyon High School
Feeds from
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
85.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 90.2% |
% 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
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 West Lyon Junior High School
West Lyon Junior High School's state test result (83.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lyon Junior High School this school | 128 | 28.9% | 83.2% |
| Akron Westfield Middle School Akron | 130 | 27.7% | 86.0% |
| Woodbury Central Middle School Moville | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| St Ansgar Middle School St Ansgar | 132 | 27.3% | 89.2% |
| South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
| Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville | 128 | 33.6% | 73.3% |
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 Lyon Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #41 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #36 of 224 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #88 of 224 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #219 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #170 of 237 |
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
128
-27 (-17%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 77.5:1
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 | 128 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 29% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 4 | 33.3:1 | 29% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 2 | 77.5:1 | 23% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 2 | 78.5:1 | 15% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | 16% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 2 | 48.5:1 | 28% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 22% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lyon Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (157 to 128); teachers up 198% (2 to 6).
About West Lyon Junior High School
The public middle school West Lyon Junior High School is located in Inwood, Iowa. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 128 students in grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
The 3 schools in West Lyon Comm School District enroll 973 students altogether, West Lyon Junior High School among them.
West Lyon Junior High School's enrollment is 88% White. Next come 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
West Lyon Junior High School counts 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 6.4 above the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. About 29% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 30% average for public schools in Lyon County.
West Lyon Junior High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with West Lyon Junior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 77.5%. West Lyon Junior High School scores 83.2%, 5.7 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Lyon County, the median household income is $76,746, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Lyon County is home to 9 public schools and about 2,157 public school students.
Nearby, West Lyon High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 70.2% on proficiency, and West Lyon Junior High School is above that at 83.2%.
Under the NCES locale system, West Lyon Junior High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 17% from its 2020-21 level of 155. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 77.5:1 to 21.5:1.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,162
Census ACS
Median income
$76,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Lyon Comm School District
- West Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- West Lyon High SchoolHigh · 284 students
Other schools in Inwood
- West Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- West Lyon High SchoolHigh · 284 students
Nearby schools
- West Lyon High School0.0 mi · 284
- West Lyon Elementary School0.0 mi · 561
- Lawrence Elementary - 029.6 mi · 411
- Canton Middle School - 0410.0 mi · 194
- Canton High School - 0110.0 mi · 283
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY10.2 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About West Lyon Junior High SchoolHow many students attend West Lyon Junior High School?
West Lyon Junior High School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 07-08.
Is West Lyon Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Lyon Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does West Lyon Junior High School have?
West Lyon Junior High School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Lyon Junior High School?
At West Lyon Junior High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is West Lyon Junior High School public or private?
West Lyon Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Lyon Comm School District.
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