For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 299 students in Monticello 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 Monticello Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
377 Schools
# Students
1,005 Students
129,515 Students
# Teachers
75 Teachers
8,970 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Monticello Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#151 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
63%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.42
# American Indian Students
n/a
676 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
2,725 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
45 Students
14,884 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
11%
# Black Students
20 Students
7,590 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
905 Students
97,157 Students
% White Students
90%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
672 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
29 Students
5,745 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
31
148
# Students in K Grade:
54
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
59
164
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
178
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
169
# Students in 4th Grade:
70
508
# Students in 5th Grade:
72
5,376
# Students in 6th Grade:
70
24,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
84
36,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
73
37,606
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
8,616
# Students in 10th Grade:
79
5,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
90
5,102
# Students in 12th Grade:
109
4,998
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,849 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 $15,732 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has declined by 51% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,849
$16,361
Spending / Student
$15,732
$15,938
Best Monticello Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Monticello Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
860 East Oak Street
Monticello, IA 52310
(319) 465-3000
Monticello, IA 52310
(319) 465-3000
Grades: 5-8
| 299 students
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