Enrollment
111
Middle
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBURY CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193195001864
Woodbury Central Middle School
408 S 4th St, Moville, IA 51039 · (712) 873-3128 · Woodbury County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Iowa public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
34 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 40 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Woodbury Central Middle School→Woodbury Central High School
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
73.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.9% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 85.6% | 81.1% |
% 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% 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 Woodbury Central Middle School
Woodbury Central Middle School's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Central Middle School this school | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| West Lyon Junior High School Inwood | 128 | 28.9% | 83.2% |
| South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
| Pleasantville Middle School Pleasantville | 128 | 33.6% | 73.3% |
| Akron Westfield Middle School Akron | 130 | 27.7% | 86.0% |
| St Ansgar Middle School St Ansgar | 132 | 27.3% | 89.2% |
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 Woodbury Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #75 of 224 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #126 of 224 ▼ 64 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #68 of 224 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #230 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #164 of 237 | #7 of 7 |
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
111
-18 (-14%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 32.3:1
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 | 111 | 7.5 | 14.9:1 | 31% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 7.5 | 15.5:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 5 | 24.0:1 | 28% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 4 | 32.3:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 8.2 | 15.2:1 | 19% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 6 | 21.7:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 5 | 26.8:1 | 20% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 27% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodbury Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (124 to 111); teachers down 8% (8.2 to 7.5).
About Woodbury Central Middle School
Woodbury Central Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Moville, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 111 students. That compares with an average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Across its 3 schools, Woodbury Central Comm School District enrolls 584 students. Woodbury Central Middle School is one of those schools.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Woodbury Central Middle School. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Woodbury County overall, about 71% of residents are White. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Woodbury Central Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Woodbury Central Middle School has a ratio of 14.9:1. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%. Among public schools in Woodbury County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
Woodbury Central Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Iowa public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 76.6%.
The school is in Woodbury County, where median household income comes to about $73,658, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Woodbury County counts 37 public schools with about 18,210 students.
Of the public schools around it, Woodbury Central Middle School is closest to Moville Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Woodbury Central Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Woodbury Central Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased 14% over 4 years, reaching 111 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 32.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Woodbury Central Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodbury Central Comm School District
- Moville Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Woodbury Central High SchoolHigh · 190 students
Other schools in Moville
- Moville Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Woodbury Central High SchoolHigh · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Moville Elementary School0.0 mi · 283
- Woodbury Central High School0.0 mi · 190
- Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School5.5 mi · 339
- Kingsley-Pierson High School8.4 mi · 141
- Kingsley Elementary School8.4 mi · 173
- Bronson Elementary School9.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Woodbury Central Middle SchoolHow large is Woodbury Central Middle School?
Woodbury Central Middle School enrolls approximately 111 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodbury Central Middle School serve?
Woodbury Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Woodbury Central Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Woodbury Central Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodbury Central Middle School?
At Woodbury Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Woodbury Central Middle School public or private?
Woodbury Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodbury Central Comm School District.
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