Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SIOUX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193129001822
West Sioux Middle School
1300 Falcon Drive, Hawarden, IA 51023 · (712) 551-1022 · Sioux County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Iowa public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
89 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 6 | 54 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Sioux Middle School→West Sioux High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Sioux Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.7% | 82.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Sioux Middle School
West Sioux Middle School's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sioux Middle School this school | 154 | 57.8% | 74.0% |
| Clarke Community Middle School Osceola | 289 | 57.4% | 63.1% |
| Rock Valley Middle School Rock Valley | 195 | 62.6% | 77.9% |
| Robert Blue School Eagle Grove | 268 | 65.3% | 54.5% |
| Hampton-Dumont Middle School Hampton | 363 | 56.2% | 67.3% |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School Estherville | 308 | 55.8% | 67.0% |
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 Sioux Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #129 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #102 of 224 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #182 of 224 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #202 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #35 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
154
-33 (-18%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 154 | 10.5 | 14.7:1 | 58% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 10.5 | 14.4:1 | 49% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | 57% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 10 | 18.7:1 | 66% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | 56% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 61% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 50% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 177 | 15 | 11.8:1 | 45% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 12 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Sioux Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (179 to 154); teachers down 13% (12 to 10.5).
About West Sioux Middle School
West Sioux Middle School is a very small middle school serving families in Hawarden, Iowa. It had 154 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Iowa have about 400 students on average; enrollment here is 62% lower.
West Sioux Comm School District enrolls 708 students in 4 schools, including West Sioux Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at West Sioux Middle School is White: 51%. The next largest groups are 45% Hispanic. The school's White share is 34 points below the 85% share among Sioux County residents. The diversity index for West Sioux Middle School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. West Sioux Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 58%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Sioux County is 13 points.
Among Iowa public middle schools, West Sioux Middle School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
West Sioux Middle School outperforms its prediction by 11.0 points. The model expects 63.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa; the school's rate is 74.0%.
Sioux County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,098 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Sioux County number 19, with about 5,321 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Sioux Middle School is closest to West Sioux High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, West Sioux Middle School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
West Sioux Middle School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 154 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 187. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for West Sioux Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sioux County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,212
Census ACS
Median income
$86,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Sioux Comm School District
- West Sioux High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Hawarden Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Ireton Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Other schools in Hawarden
- West Sioux High SchoolHigh · 242 students
- Hawarden Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- West Sioux High School0.0 mi · 242
- Hawarden Elementary School0.5 mi · 193
- Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 047.8 mi · 166
- Alcester-Hudson High School - 017.8 mi · 99
- Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 037.8 mi · 53
- Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 057.8 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About West Sioux Middle SchoolHow large is West Sioux Middle School?
West Sioux Middle School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Sioux Middle School serve?
West Sioux Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Sioux Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Sioux Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Sioux Middle School?
Student demographics at West Sioux Middle School are roughly 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is West Sioux Middle School in?
West Sioux Middle School is part of West Sioux Comm School District.
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