Enrollment
120
Middle
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MONONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193111000738
West Monona Middle School
1314 15th St, Onawa, IA 51040 · (712) 433-9098 · Monona County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
54 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Monona Middle School→West Monona High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Monona Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
120
-36 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.0:1
% White
87%
was 86%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Monona Middle School
Located at 1314 15th St, in Onawa, Iowa, West Monona Middle School is a minimally staffed junior high that enrolls 120 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by West Monona Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 400 students each, so West Monona Middle School sits 70% below that benchmark.
West Monona Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 633 students; West Monona Middle School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, West Monona Middle School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 5% Native American.
Looking at school resources, West Monona Middle School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, West Monona Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.4%, the actual is 73.9%, a residual of +4.5 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monona County put median household income runs about $68,377, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Monona County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,210 students), West Monona Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: West Monona High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Monona Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.6%.
West Monona Middle School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 156 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.
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Monona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,557
Census ACS
Median income
$68,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Monona Comm School District
- West Monona ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- West Monona High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Other schools in Onawa
- West Monona ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- West Monona High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Nearby schools
- West Monona High School0.0 mi · 161
- West Monona Elementary1.0 mi · 352
- Whiting Elementary School7.7 mi · 78
- Whiting Senior High School7.7 mi · 61
- UMO N HO N NATION ELEM SCHOOL14.3 mi · 391
- UMO N HO N NATION HIGH SCHOOL14.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About West Monona Middle SchoolHow large is West Monona Middle School?
West Monona Middle School enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Monona Middle School serve?
West Monona Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Monona Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Monona Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Monona Middle School?
West Monona Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees West Monona Middle School?
West Monona Middle School is overseen by West Monona Comm School District in Monona County.
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