Top Rankings
Boone Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 586 students in Boone 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 Boone Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% 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
1,937 Students
132,074 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
9,097 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Boone 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#254 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
68%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.42
# American Indian Students
10 Students
712 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
2,838 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
127 Students
14,938 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
11%
# Black Students
28 Students
7,717 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,677 Students
99,474 Students
% White Students
87%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
576 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
90 Students
5,807 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
77
176
# Students in K Grade:
132
240
# Students in 1st Grade:
94
254
# Students in 2nd Grade:
116
259
# Students in 3rd Grade:
123
261
# Students in 4th Grade:
117
698
# Students in 5th Grade:
125
5,475
# Students in 6th Grade:
122
25,470
# Students in 7th Grade:
172
37,347
# Students in 8th Grade:
167
38,760
# Students in 9th Grade:
190
8,432
# Students in 10th Grade:
172
5,038
# Students in 11th Grade:
165
4,923
# Students in 12th Grade:
165
4,741
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,887 is higher than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,738 is less than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,887
$16,392
Spending / Student
$15,738
$15,968
Best Boone Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Boone Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1640 1st
Boone, IA 50036
(515) 433-0020
Boone, IA 50036
(515) 433-0020
Grades: 5-8
| 586 students
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