For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 112 students in West Monona Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in West Monona Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority American Indian), 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
645 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
West Monona 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
64%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
70%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
63%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.43
# American Indian Students
40 Students
711 Students
% American Indian Students
6%
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
19 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
6 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
544 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
84%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
54
157
# Students in K Grade:
44
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
41
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
59
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
39
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
49
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
56
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
39
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
25
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
37
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
46
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
68
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,507 is higher 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 $13,470 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$8,262 MM

Spending
$9 MM
$8,048 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,507
$16,468

Spending / Student
$13,470
$16,042

Best West Monona Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
West Monona Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1314 15th St
Onawa, IA 51040
(712) 433-9098
Onawa, IA 51040
(712) 433-9098
Grades: 6-8
| 112 students
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