Woodbury Central Middle School

As a minimally staffed junior high in Moville, Iowa, Woodbury Central Middle School enrolls 111 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Woodbury Central Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 400 students each, so Woodbury Central Middle School sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Woodbury Central Comm School District (584 students total), Woodbury Central Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Woodbury Central Middle School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Woodbury County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodbury Central Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.6%, the actual is 79.6%, a residual of +3.0 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Woodbury County) records that median household income runs about $73,658, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Woodbury Central Middle School is one of 37 public schools in Woodbury County (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students).

The closest other public school is Moville Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodbury Central Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 81.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Woodbury Central Middle School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 124 (now 111). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 98% to 88%.

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