For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 501 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 53% (versus the 71% 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
376 Schools
# Students
1,349 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Oelwein 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 75-79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#310 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
63%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.43
# American Indian Students
2 Students
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
97 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
11%
# Black Students
18 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,124 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
83%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
102 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
101
157
# Students in K Grade:
86
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
69
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
98
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
83
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
94
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
106
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
81
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
107
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
92
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
110
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
119
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
125
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,698 in this school district is less 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 $15,672 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,698
$16,468
Spending / Student
$15,672
$16,042
Best Oelwein Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oelwein Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 53%)
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
| 365 students
Rank: #22.
Oelwein Online School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
301 6th Ave. Sw
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3536
Oelwein, IA 50662
(319) 283-3536
Grades: PK-12
| 136 students
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