For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 280 students in Central Lee Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Central Lee Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 78% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
1,270 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Central Lee Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#203 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
63%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
25 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
11%
# Black Students
13 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,200 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
95%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
76
157
# Students in K Grade:
84
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
97
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
112
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
105
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
85
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
100
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
95
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
83
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
81
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
87
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
67
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,294 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,839 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$21 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$11,294
$16,468

Spending / Student
$16,839
$16,042

Best Central Lee Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Lee Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2642 Highway 218
Donnellson, IA 52625
(319) 835-9510
Donnellson, IA 52625
(319) 835-9510
Grades: 6-8
| 280 students
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