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Enrollment
855
Middle
DISTRICT 884 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190822000440
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
712 N 21st St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · (712) 328-6476 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
504 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 303 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 32% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 60.3% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School this school | 855 | 58.9% | 58.1% |
| Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge | 765 | 55.3% | 61.1% |
| Clinton Middle School Clinton | 745 | 55.3% | 64.2% |
| Lincoln Intermediate Mason City | 485 | 53.2% | 65.6% |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School Council Bluffs | 913 | 48.5% | 66.3% |
| Woodside Middle School Des Moines | 396 | 56.6% | 62.9% |
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 Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #198 of 224 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #203 of 224 ▼ 15 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #207 of 224 ▼ 11 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #19 of 246 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #72 of 180 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #61 of 180 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #32 of 237 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #55 of 103 | N/A |
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
855
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 855 | 61.7 | 13.8:1 | 59% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 63.7 | 13.6:1 | 62% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 64.8 | 13.9:1 | 75% (675) |
| 2020-21 | 899 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 82% (737) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 68.4 | 14.1:1 | 73% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 946 | 64 | 14.8:1 | 75% (706) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | 61 | 15.3:1 | 71% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 42% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 689 | 53 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (966 to 855); teachers down 10% (68.4 to 61.7).
About Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School sits in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and is classified as a middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 855 students. That compares with an average of about 400 students for middle schools in Iowa.
Council Bluffs Comm School District runs 15 schools with a combined 8,299 students. Woodrow Wilson Middle School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Woodrow Wilson Middle School is 68% White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woodrow Wilson Middle School scores 50%.
Based on 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Woodrow Wilson Middle School has a ratio of 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Pottawattamie County, the school's rate is higher.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Iowa public middle schools.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School scores 58.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.5%.
Pottawattamie County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,602, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pottawattamie County's 35 public schools enroll about 15,270 students and include Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
Roosevelt Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 855 in 2024-25.
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Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- College View ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Council Bluffs
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
- Lewis Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
Other Woodrow Wilson Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodrow Wilson Middle. Woodrow Wilson Middle School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCLIFTON, NJ · 1,255 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 1,206 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleGlendale, CA · 1,182 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMoline, IL · 860 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolErie, PA · 769 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.3 mi · 455
- Edison Elementary School0.7 mi · 384
- Thomas Jefferson High School0.8 mi · 1,146
- Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 119
- Franklin Elementary School1.2 mi · 421
- Bloomer Elementary School1.2 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School enrolls approximately 855 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson Middle School serve?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
At Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wilson Middle School public or private?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.