Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dubuque, Iowa
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School in Dubuque, Iowa enrolled 1,081 students in 2024-25 with 75.4 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Iowa middle-school median of 14.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
1,093 students in 2022-23, 1,063 students in 2023-24, 1,081 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 78.2 to 75.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,093 | 78.2 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,063 | 76.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,081 | 75.4 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 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).
One counselor per 374 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School enrolled 1,123 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 374 of the 1,123 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions41
- Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.1% of students were White, 5.2% of two or more races, 4.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White81.1%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Black4.8%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Asian2.5%
- Pacific Islander2.0%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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 | 74% | 64% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 75% | 63% (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.
Middle schools in Dubuque
3 public middle schools in Dubuque report 2024-25 enrollment; Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School | 1,081 | 14.3 | 26.5% |
| George Washington Middle School | 584 | 11.7 | 47.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 402 | 9.2 | 60.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
- George Washington Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 584 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 402 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School with George Washington Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dubuque Comm School District spends per student$13,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,808
- The largest public schools in IowaEleanor Roosevelt Middle School is the number 7 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 243
- Iowa schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.14.3:1
- 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 Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
How many students attend Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School?
1,081 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,093 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dubuque, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School?
14.3 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 Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School a Title I school?
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% 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 Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School in?
Dubuque Comm School District, NCES district ID 1909480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190948000976 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.