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Muscatine Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 599 students in Muscatine Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Muscatine Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
9 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
4,421 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
320 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Muscatine 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 83% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#290 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
63%

Graduation Rate
83%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.43
# American Indian Students
23 Students
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,339 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
11%
# Black Students
219 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
5%
6%
# White Students
2,550 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
58%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
249 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
244
157
# Students in K Grade:
297
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
309
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
290
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
305
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
344
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
282
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
281
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
285
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
314
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
368
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
375
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
348
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
379
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,759 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,823 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$70 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$61 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,759
$16,468

Spending / Student
$13,823
$16,042

Best Muscatine Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Susan Clark Junior High School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
600 Kindler Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 263-0411
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 263-0411
Grades: 7-8
| 599 students
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