For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 126 students in South Winneshiek Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in South Winneshiek Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 72% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
372 Schools
# Students
529 Students
129,526 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
9,068 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
South Winneshiek 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#149 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)9.7%
24.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.45
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
7%
12%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
91%
73%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,560 is higher than the state median of $16,596. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,991 is less than the state median of $16,167. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,560
$16,596
Spending / Student
$15,991
$16,167
Best South Winneshiek Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
South Winneshiek Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
208 E Brooks St
Ossian, IA 52161
(563) 532-9365
Ossian, IA 52161
(563) 532-9365
Gr: 5-8 | 126 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
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