Middle schools in Iowa.
245 middle schools across 198 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.
Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.
What the numbers say across Iowa.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 196 and 534 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.
Reported grade spans · v2026.07
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 11.8% of this list (29 of 245 records); the five most-represented cities account for 12.7%.
Districts with middle schools.
Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
| Des Moines Independent Comm School District | 10 | 1 | 5,928 |
| Cedar Rapids Comm School District | 6 | 1 | 3,104 |
| Davenport Comm School District | 5 | 2 | 2,692 |
| Linn-mar Comm School District | 4 | 1 | 2,304 |
| Waterloo Comm School District | 4 | 2 | 2,212 |
| Dubuque Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 2,067 |
| Iowa City Comm School District | 3 | 3 | 3,307 |
| Sioux City Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 3,038 |
| Waukee Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 2,713 |
| Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School District | 2 | 2 | 689 |
| Ankeny Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,869 |
| Benton Comm School District | 2 | 2 | 571 |
| Bondurant-farrar Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 843 |
| Burlington Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 864 |
| Cedar Falls Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,323 |
| Central Dewitt School District | 2 | 2 | 555 |
| College Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,714 |
| Council Bluffs Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,768 |
| Dallas Center-grimes Comm School District | 2 | 2 | 1,123 |
| Marshalltown Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,391 |
| Mason City Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 948 |
| Pella Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 869 |
| West Des Moines Comm School District | 2 | 2 | 1,306 |
| Winterset Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 607 |
| Agwsr Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| Ahstw Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| Adair-casey Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Akron Westfield Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| Albia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 153 |
| Alburnett Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 169 |
| Algona Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 419 |
| Allamakee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 260 |
| Alta-aurelia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 228 |
| Ames Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,033 |
| Anamosa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 335 |
| Aplington-parkersburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| Atlantic Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 349 |
| Bcluw Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| Ballard Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 418 |
| Bettendorf Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 952 |
| Boone Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 586 |
| Cam Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 308 |
| Camanche Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 256 |
| Cardinal Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 314 |
| Carlisle Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 518 |
| Carroll Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 459 |
| Center Point-urbana Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 290 |
| Centerville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 298 |
| Central Lee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 394 |
| Central Springs Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 255 |
| Chariton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 284 |
| Charles City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 386 |
| Charter Oak-ute Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Cherokee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 329 |
| Clarion-goldfield-dows Comm School District | 1 | 1 | — |
| Clarke Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 289 |
| Clayton Ridge Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 702 |
| Clear Lake Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 308 |
| Clinton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 745 |
| Columbus Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| Creston Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 259 |
| Davis County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 337 |
| Decorah Community School District | 1 | 1 | 432 |
| Denison Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 502 |
| Denver Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 238 |
| Dike-new Hartford Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 210 |
| Eagle Grove Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 268 |
| Earlham Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| East Buchanan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| East Marshall Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 157 |
| Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| Emmetsburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 199 |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist | 1 | 1 | 308 |
| Fairfield Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 410 |
| Forest City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 330 |
| Fort Dodge Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 765 |
| Galva-holstein Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Garner-hayfield-ventura Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 255 |
| George-little Rock Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| Gilbert Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 408 |
| Glenwood Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 453 |
| Graettinger-terril Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Greene County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 347 |
| Grinnell-newburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 420 |
| Grundy Center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| Hamburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Hampton-dumont Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 363 |
| Harlan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 335 |
| Hartley-melvin-sanborn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 165 |
| Highland Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Hinton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 191 |
| Howard-winneshiek Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 283 |
| Hubbard-radcliffe Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 196 |
| Humboldt Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 454 |
| Ikm-manning Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 297 |
| Indianola Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 818 |
| Iowa Falls Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 257 |
| Jesup Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 249 |
| Johnston Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,118 |
| Keokuk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 381 |
| Kingsley-pierson Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 126 |
| Knoxville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 323 |
| Lake Mills Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| Lamoni Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Le Mars Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 487 |
| Lewis Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 720 |
| Lynnville-sully Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 121 |
| Mfl Marmac Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 168 |
| Moc-floyd Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 337 |
| Madrid Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 151 |
| Maple Valley-anthon Oto Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Maquoketa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| Maquoketa Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| Marion Independent School District | 1 | 1 | 587 |
| Mediapolis Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 222 |
| Mid-prairie Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 415 |
| Missouri Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| Montezuma Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 106 |
| Monticello Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 305 |
| Mount Pleasant Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 383 |
| Mount Vernon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 425 |
| Muscatine Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 544 |
| Nevada Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 442 |
| New Hampton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 304 |
| Newell-fonda Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 124 |
| Newton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 790 |
| Nodaway Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 144 |
| North Fayette Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 312 |
| North Iowa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 115 |
| North Kossuth Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| North Linn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| North Polk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 504 |
| North Scott Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 531 |
| Norwalk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 824 |
| Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 186 |
| Oelwein Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 350 |
| Ogden Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| Okoboji Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 339 |
| Osage Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 289 |
| Oskaloosa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 404 |
| Ottumwa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 633 |
| Pcm Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 232 |
| Panorama Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| Perry Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 370 |
| Pleasant Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 940 |
| Pleasantville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| Remsen-union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| Rock Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| Roland-story Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 331 |
| Saydel Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 396 |
| Schaller-crestland Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 126 |
| Schleswig Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Sergeant Bluff-luton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 400 |
| Sheldon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 312 |
| Shenandoah Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 280 |
| Sibley-ocheyedan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| Sioux Center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 367 |
| Sioux Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 155 |
| Solon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 320 |
| South Central Calhoun Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 329 |
| South Tama County | 1 | 1 | 413 |
| South Winneshiek Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 126 |
| Southeast Polk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,112 |
| Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 314 |
| Spencer Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 514 |
| Spirit Lake Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 379 |
| St Ansgar Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| Starmont Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 113 |
| Storm Lake Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 651 |
| Sumner-fredericksburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 217 |
| Tipton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 256 |
| Treynor Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 197 |
| Tri-center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| Underwood Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 184 |
| Union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 194 |
| Urbandale Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 892 |
| Van Meter Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 252 |
| Villisca Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| Vinton-shellsburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 331 |
| Wapello Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| Washington Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 347 |
| Waverly-shell Rock Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 681 |
| Webster City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 454 |
| West Bend-mallard Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| West Branch Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 239 |
| West Central Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 191 |
| West Delaware County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 378 |
| West Fork Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| West Hancock Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| West Liberty Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 367 |
| West Lyon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| West Marshall Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 213 |
| West Monona Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| West Sioux Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 154 |
| Western Dubuque Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 639 |
| Woodbury Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| Woodward-granger Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 248 |
District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.
Questions about Iowa middle schools.
How many middle schools are in Iowa?
K12 Atlas profiles 245 middle schools in Iowa in release v2026.07, across 198 districts.
Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?
They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.
How many students attend Iowa middle schools?
98,227 students were enrolled across 245 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many districts and cities have middle schools in Iowa?
The directory lists 198 districts and 203 cities with middle-level school records.
What grades do Iowa middle schools cover?
The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (132), 05–08 (61), 07–08 (25). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.
How do I browse all middle schools in Iowa?
Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.
Can I download the full list of Iowa middle schools?
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