Enrollment
351
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTERSET COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193186001857
Winterset Middle School
706 West School Street, Winterset, IA 50273 · (515) 462-3010 · Madison County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
107 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 4 | 117 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 34% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winterset Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 81.8% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Winterset Middle School
Winterset Middle School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterset Middle School this school | 351 | 30.5% | 77.3% |
| Spirit Lake Middle School Spirit Lake | 379 | 28.5% | 77.7% |
| Okoboji Middle School Milford | 339 | 31.6% | 77.5% |
| Anamosa Middle School Anamosa | 335 | 31.6% | 72.7% |
| West Delaware Middle School Manchester | 378 | 34.1% | 83.1% |
| Winterset Junior High School Winterset | 256 | 31.3% | 75.1% |
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 Winterset Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #98 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #40 of 224 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #97 of 224 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #118 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #57 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #164 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #165 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #43 of 103 |
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
351
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 351 | 25.9 | 13.5:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 24.9 | 15.0:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 26.9 | 13.3:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 35% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 24.7 | 16.6:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 26% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winterset Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (410 to 351); teachers up 5% (24.7 to 25.9).
About Winterset Middle School
Winterset Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Winterset, Iowa. Enrolled students number 351 students, in grades 4 through 6.
Winterset Comm School District is responsible for 4 schools, Winterset Middle School included, with 1,625 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Winterset Middle School is 93% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Winterset Middle School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Winterset Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%.
Winterset Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.3%) and its predicted rate (76.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Federal survey data for Madison County show that the median household income is $90,855, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Madison County is home to 10 public schools and about 3,355 public school students.
Winterset Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Winterset Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Winterset Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 77.3% versus a 78.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Winterset Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Winterset Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winterset Comm School District
- Winterset Senior High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Winterset Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Winterset
- Winterset Senior High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Winterset Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Winterset Senior High School0.3 mi · 530
- Winterset Junior High School0.3 mi · 256
- Winterset Elementary School0.8 mi · 488
- Interstate 35 High School12.0 mi · 385
- Interstate 35 Middle School12.0 mi · 228
- Interstate 35 Elementary School12.1 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Winterset Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winterset Middle School?
Winterset Middle School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Winterset Middle School serve?
Winterset Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Winterset Middle School have?
Winterset Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Winterset Middle School?
Student demographics at Winterset Middle School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Winterset Middle School in?
Winterset Middle School is part of Winterset Comm School District.
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