Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Charter Oak, Iowa
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School in Charter Oak, Iowa enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 2.5 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Iowa middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 53%
57 students in 2022-23, 61 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.3 to 2.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 57 | 5.3 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 4.0 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 49 | 2.5 | 19.6 |
19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Iowa middle schools
Among the 242 Iowa middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School enrolled 64 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.8% of students were White, 10.2% Hispanic, 2.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White87.8%
- Hispanic10.2%
- Black2.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 65‑69% | 60‑64% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 50‑54% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
- Schleswig Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 51 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Denison Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 502 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School with Schleswig Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District spends per student$15,838 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,838
- The largest public schools in IowaCharter Oak-Ute Junior High School is the number 241 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#241 of 243
- Iowa schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.19.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School
How many students attend Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 57 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Charter Oak, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School?
19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School a Title I school?
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School in?
Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District, NCES district ID 1907110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190711000328 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.