Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOLA·NCES 200774000243
Iola Middle School
600 East Street, Iola, KS 66749 · (620) 365-4785 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Kansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
147 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 51%
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 | 88 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58% · 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
Iola Middle School→Iola Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 13.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Iola Middle School
Iola Middle School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Middle School this school | 238 | 61.8% | 23.1% |
| Wellington Middle School Wellington | 349 | 61.3% | 20.3% |
| Concordia Middle Concordia | 177 | 58.8% | 46.9% |
| Abilene Middle School Abilene | 319 | 56.4% | 35.3% |
| Hoisington Middle Hoisington | 158 | 58.2% | 23.9% |
| Osawatomie Middle School Osawatomie | 195 | 68.7% | 29.7% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Iola Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #151 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #153 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #121 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #155 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #1 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #130 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #65 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #4 of 98 |
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
238
-101 (-30%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
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 | 238 | 25.4 | 9.4:1 | 62% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 19.7 | 11.2:1 | 70% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 19.6 | 12.6:1 | 65% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 26.3 | 14.9:1 | 60% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 46% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iola Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (392 to 238); teachers down 4% (26.3 to 25.4).
About Iola Middle School
In Iola, Kansas, part of Allen County, Iola Middle School is a middle school. The school enrolls 238 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Kansas) has about 402 students.
Iola Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Iola, which enrolls 1,175 students.
Most students at Iola Middle School are White: 82% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Iola Middle School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. That ratio is under the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Iola Middle School is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Iola Middle School is C-. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Iola Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.1% is 9.6 points below the 32.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Allen County show that median household income is about $60,689, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 11 public schools operate in Allen County, serving about 2,464 students.
The shortest distance from Iola Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Iola High School Virtual. The five-mile area around Iola Middle School holds 3 other public schools. The school's 23.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Iola Middle School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 238 was 30% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 339. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.1:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Iola Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,483
Census ACS
Median income
$60,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iola
- Iola Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Iola Sr HighHigh · 296 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Other schools in Iola
- Iola Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Iola Sr HighHigh · 296 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Iola High School Virtual0.2 mi · 22
- Iola Sr High0.2 mi · 296
- Iola Elementary School0.5 mi · 619
- Humboldt Elementary School7.8 mi · 342
- Humboldt Middle School8.0 mi · 144
- Humboldt High School8.0 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Iola Middle SchoolHow many students attend Iola Middle School?
Iola Middle School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Iola Middle School serve?
Iola Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Iola Middle School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Iola Middle School.
How diverse is Iola Middle School?
Iola Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Iola Middle School public or private?
Iola Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iola.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.