West Sioux Middle School

West Sioux Middle School is one of the micro-enrollment intermediate schools in Hawarden, Iowa, one of the schools within West Sioux Comm School District, with 154 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 400 students each, so West Sioux Middle School sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

West Sioux Comm School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 708 students. West Sioux Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Sioux Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Sioux Middle School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sioux County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, West Sioux 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 63.0%; this one delivers 74.0%, a residual of +11.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sioux County) shows that median household income runs about $86,098, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Sioux County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,321 students), of which West Sioux Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is West Sioux High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Sioux Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Sioux Middle School has fell 14%, going from 179 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 51%.

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