For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 686 students in Fort Madison 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 Fort Madison Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
3 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
1,474 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Fort Madison 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#299 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
63%
Graduation Rate
82%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
8%
11%
% Black
2%
6%
% White
82%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,946 is higher than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,552 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,946
$16,468
Spending / Student
$17,552
$16,042
Best Fort Madison Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fort Madison Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
502 48th Street
Fort Madison, IA 52627
(319) 372-4687
Fort Madison, IA 52627
(319) 372-4687
Grades: 4-8
| 686 students
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