Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODWARD-GRANGER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193201001866
Woodward-Granger Middle School
306 W 3rd St, Woodward, IA 50276 · (515) 438-4263 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C+Beats 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
21.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
60 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 102 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Woodward-Granger Middle School→Woodward-Granger High School
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 85.1% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Woodward-Granger Middle School
Woodward-Granger Middle School's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward-Granger Middle School this school | 248 | 24.2% | 81.2% |
| Tipton Middle School Tipton | 256 | 23.8% | 74.4% |
| PCM Middle School Prairie City | 232 | 24.1% | 77.4% |
| Dike-New Hartford Junior High School New Hartford | 210 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Jesup Middle School Jesup | 249 | 22.1% | 81.0% |
| Benton Community Middle School Van Horne | 235 | 21.7% | 76.6% |
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 Woodward-Granger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #62 of 224 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #114 of 224 ▼ 86 | #9 of 10 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #89 of 224 ▼ 1 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #168 of 246 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #179 of 180 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #158 of 180 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #195 of 237 | #4 of 11 |
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
248
+35 (+16%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 148
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 248 | 11.5 | 21.5:1 | 24% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 11.5 | 19.1:1 | 18% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 11.6 | 17.9:1 | 17% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 9 | 23.7:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 9.7 | 19.8:1 | 14% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 21% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 23% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 13% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodward-Granger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (192 to 248); teachers up 19% (9.7 to 11.5).
About Woodward-Granger Middle School
Among the schools in Woodward, Iowa, is Woodward-Granger Middle School, a small middle school. It had 248 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Woodward-Granger Comm School District is responsible for 5 schools, Woodward-Granger Middle School included, with 1,230 students in all.
At Woodward-Granger Middle School, 92% of students are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 84% White share among all Dallas County residents. The diversity index for Woodward-Granger Middle School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Woodward-Granger Middle School comes to 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.5:1. Middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1, 6.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Woodward-Granger Middle School counts 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is similar, at 22%.
On the allk12 Grade, Woodward-Granger Middle School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Iowa public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodward-Granger Middle School would be expected to post about 79.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.2%.
For Dallas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $102,379, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 41 public schools and about 22,938 students.
Woodward-Granger Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Woodward-Granger High School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Woodward-Granger Middle School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 81.2% against a local average of 75.0%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 213 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 248 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 23.7:1 to 21.5:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodward-Granger Comm School District
- Woodward-Granger Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Woodward-Granger High SchoolHigh · 270 students
- Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterElementary · 253 students
- Woodward AcademyHigh · 110 students
Other schools in Woodward
- Woodward-Granger High SchoolHigh · 270 students
- Woodward AcademyHigh · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Woodward-Granger High School0.0 mi · 270
- Woodward Academy1.2 mi · 110
- Madrid Elementary Preschool5.5 mi · 23
- Madrid Elementary School5.5 mi · 259
- Madrid High School6.1 mi · 195
- Madrid Junior High School6.1 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Woodward-Granger Middle SchoolHow many students attend Woodward-Granger Middle School?
Woodward-Granger Middle School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woodward-Granger Middle School serve?
Woodward-Granger Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Woodward-Granger Middle School have?
Woodward-Granger Middle School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodward-Granger Middle School?
Student demographics at Woodward-Granger Middle School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Woodward-Granger Middle School public or private?
Woodward-Granger Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodward-Granger Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.