Winterset Junior High School

Winterset Junior High School is a small 6-8 campus in Winterset, Iowa, run under Winterset Comm School District. The school enrolls 256 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Winterset Junior High School is one of 4 schools operated by Winterset Comm School District, a district that enrolls 1,625 students overall.

On demographics, Winterset Junior High School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Madison County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winterset Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.3%, the actual is 75.1%, a residual of -1.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) reports that median household income runs about $90,855, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,355 students), of which Winterset Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Winterset Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Winterset Junior High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 78.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.