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Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 400 students in Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 74% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 84% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% 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
4 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
1,687 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
112 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#51 out of 327 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
84%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
2%
% Hispanic
9%
11%
% Black
6%
6%
% White
74%
75%
% Hawaiian
2%
1%
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,258 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,762 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,258
$16,468
Spending / Student
$12,762
$16,042
Best Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sergeant Bluff-luton Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
208 Port Neal Road
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054
(712) 943-4235
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054
(712) 943-4235
Grades: 6-8
| 400 students
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