For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 437 students in Oelwein Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle Schools in Oelwein Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% 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
5 Schools
377 Schools
# Students
1,345 Students
132,074 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
9,097 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Oelwein 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#312 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
68%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.42
# American Indian Students
5 Students
712 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
5 Students
2,838 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
96 Students
14,938 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
11%
# Black Students
19 Students
7,717 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
1,131 Students
99,474 Students
% White Students
84%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
576 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
89 Students
5,807 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
98
176
# Students in K Grade:
94
240
# Students in 1st Grade:
103
254
# Students in 2nd Grade:
81
259
# Students in 3rd Grade:
95
261
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
698
# Students in 5th Grade:
83
5,475
# Students in 6th Grade:
105
25,470
# Students in 7th Grade:
85
37,347
# Students in 8th Grade:
98
38,760
# Students in 9th Grade:
102
8,432
# Students in 10th Grade:
110
5,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
84
4,923
# Students in 12th Grade:
99
4,741
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,745 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,719 is less than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,745
$16,392
Spending / Student
$15,719
$15,968
Best Oelwein Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oelwein Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
300 12th Ave Se
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3015
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3015
Grades: 5-8
| 353 students
Rank: n/an/a
307 8th Ave. Se
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3536
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3536
Grades: PK-12
| 84 students
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