The average public middle school in Iowa has approximately 344 students (2024-25).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in Iowa (by enrollment) is Prairie Point with 1,324 students.
# Students Range: 730
1,324
Avg. # Students: 941
Largest Iowa Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Prairie Point
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,324
Grades: 7-9
8015 Kirkwood Blvd
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 848-5500
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 848-5500
Rank: #22.
North Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,224
Grades: 6-8
2101 Outer Dr N
Sioux City, IA 51108
(712) 279-6804
Sioux City, IA 51108
(712) 279-6804
Rank: #33.
Johnston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,166
Grades: 8-9
6501 Nw 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 278-0476
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 278-0476
Rank: #44.
Summit Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,112
Grades: 6-7
9500 Windsor Parkway
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 986-0318
Johnston, IA 50131
(515) 986-0318
Rank: #55.
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,093
Grades: 6-8
2001 Radford Rd
Dubuque, IA 52002
(563) 552-5000
Dubuque, IA 52002
(563) 552-5000
Rank: #66.
Southeast Polk Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,088
Grades: 7-8
8325 Ne University Ave.
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
(515) 967-5509
Rank: #77.
Waukee Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,069
Grades: 6-7
905 S. Warrior Lane
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-5177
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-5177
Rank: #88.
East Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,067
Grades: 6-8
5401 Lorraine Ave
Sioux City, IA 51106
(712) 274-4030
Sioux City, IA 51106
(712) 274-4030
Rank: #99.
Northview Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,065
Grades: 8-9
1302 N Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9700
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9700
Rank: #1010.
Evans Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,047
Grades: 6-8
812 Chester Avenue
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(641) 684-6511
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(641) 684-6511
Rank: #1111.
Prairieview School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,039
Grades: 8-9
655 Se University Ave
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-2770
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-2770
Rank: #1212.
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,025
Grades: 6-7
1010 Nw Prairie Ridge Dr
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9705
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9705
Rank: #1313.
Ames Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,002
Grades: 6-8
3915 Mortensen Road
Ames, IA 50014
(515) 268-2400
Ames, IA 50014
(515) 268-2400
Rank: #1414.
Bettendorf Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 987
Grades: 6-8
2030 Middle Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 359-3686
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563) 359-3686
Rank: #1515.
Gerald W Kirn Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 956
Grades: 6-8
100 North Ave
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 328-6454
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 328-6454
Rank: #1616.
South Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 909
Grades: 6-7
2350 Se La Grant Parkway
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-3222
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-3222
Rank: #1717.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 900
Grades: 6-8
712 N 21st St
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 328-6476
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 328-6476
Rank: #1818.
Southview Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 896
Grades: 8-9
1020 Sw Cherry St
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9635
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9635
Rank: #1919.
Urbandale Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 894
Grades: 6-8
7701 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 457-6600
Urbandale, IA 50322
(515) 457-6600
Rank: #2020.
Timberline School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 889
Grades: 8-9
2605 Se La Grant Parkway
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-9444
Waukee, IA 50263
(515) 987-9444
Rank: #2121.
Hoover Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 883
Grades: 6-8
630 Hillcrest Rd
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 433-2830
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 433-2830
Rank: #2222.
Parkview Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 867
Grades: 6-7
105 Nw Pleasant St
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9640
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 965-9640
Rank: #2323.
West Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 864
Grades: 6-8
3301 W 19th St
Sioux City, IA 51103
(712) 279-6813
Sioux City, IA 51103
(712) 279-6813
Rank: #2424.
Iowa Virtual Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 862
Grades: K-12
306 S. 1st Street
Guttenberg, IA 52052
(563) 748-1017
Guttenberg, IA 52052
(563) 748-1017
Rank: #2525.
Pleasant Valley Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 856
Grades: 7-8
3501 Wisconsin Street
Le Claire, IA 52753
(563) 332-0200
Le Claire, IA 52753
(563) 332-0200
Rank: #2626.
Indianola Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 849
Grades: 6-8
403 S 15th St
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 961-9530
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 961-9530
Rank: #2727.
Berg Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 841
Grades: 5-8
1900 N 5th Ave East
Newton, IA 50208
(641) 792-7741
Newton, IA 50208
(641) 792-7741
Rank: #2828.
Southeast Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 812
Grades: 7-8
2501 Bradford Dr
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 688-1070
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 688-1070
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Norwalk Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 787
Grades: 6-8
200 Cherry Street
Norwalk, IA 50211
(515) 981-0435
Norwalk, IA 50211
(515) 981-0435
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Storm Lake Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 787
Grades: 5-8
1811 Hyland Drive
Storm Lake, IA 50588
(712) 732-8080
Storm Lake, IA 50588
(712) 732-8080
Rank: #3131.
B R Miller Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 782
Grades: 7-8
125 S 11th St
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(641) 754-1110
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(641) 754-1110
Rank: #3232.
Fort Dodge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 759
Grades: 6-8
800 North 32nd Street
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
(515) 574-5691
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
(515) 574-5691
Rank: #3333.
Clinton Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 749
Grades: 6-8
1350 14th St Nw
Clinton, IA 52732
(563) 243-0466
Clinton, IA 52732
(563) 243-0466
Rank: #3434.
Lewis Central Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 742
Grades: 6-8
3820 Harry Langdon Blvd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 366-8252
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 366-8252
Rank: #3535.
Northwest Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 730
Grades: 7-8
1507 8th St
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 688-1060
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 688-1060
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<麻豆果冻传媒 class='so-dt-title' id='faq'>Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Iowa average public middle schools student size?
The Iowa average public middle schools student size is 344 for 2024-25.
What are the public middle schools with the largest student size in Iowa?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Iowa include Prairie Point, North Middle School and Johnston Middle School.
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