For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 431 students in Humboldt Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Humboldt Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 76% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 75% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% 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
4 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
1,452 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Humboldt Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 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 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#105 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
63%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.43
# American Indian Students
4 Students
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
157 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
11%
# Black Students
13 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,235 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
85%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
36 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
157
# Students in K Grade:
97
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
108
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
83
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
112
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
102
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
128
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
120
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
114
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,908 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,371 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$19 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,908
$16,468

Spending / Student
$13,371
$16,042

Best Humboldt Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Humboldt Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1400 Wildcat Rd
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-2812
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-2812
Grades: 5-8
| 431 students
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