For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 275 students in Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
2 Schools
377 Schools
# Students
580 Students
129,515 Students
# Teachers
39 Teachers
8,970 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 327 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% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#176 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.42
# American Indian Students
3 Students
676 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,725 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
24 Students
14,884 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
11%
# Black Students
6 Students
7,590 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
536 Students
97,157 Students
% White Students
92%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
672 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
5,745 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
37
148
# Students in K Grade:
42
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
33
164
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
178
# Students in 3rd Grade:
39
169
# Students in 4th Grade:
42
508
# Students in 5th Grade:
42
5,376
# Students in 6th Grade:
31
24,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
53
36,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
37
37,606
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
8,616
# Students in 10th Grade:
35
5,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
62
5,102
# Students in 12th Grade:
43
4,998
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,217 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,822 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,217
$16,361
Spending / Student
$12,822
$15,938
Best Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Martensdale-st Marys Jr-sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
390 Burlington
Martensdale, IA 50160
(641) 764-2486
Martensdale, IA 50160
(641) 764-2486
Grades: 7-12
| 275 students
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