Fort Dodge Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge Middle School in Fort Dodge, Iowa enrolled 765 students in 2024-25 with 44.8 full-time teachers, 17.1 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
759 students in 2022-23, 774 students in 2023-24, 765 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 44.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 759 | 45.0 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 42.8 | 18.1 |
| 2024-25 | 765 | 44.8 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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 395 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Dodge Middle School enrolled 790 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 117 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 395 of the 790 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions117
- Chronically absent38.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.9% of students were White, 16.0% Hispanic, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White66.9%
- Hispanic16.0%
- Two or more races9.0%
- Black7.5%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Fort Dodge Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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 | 59% | 55% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 44% (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 Fort Dodge Middle School
- Southeast Webster-Grand Southeast Valley MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 314 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Humboldt Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 454 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Fort Dodge Middle School with Southeast Webster-Grand Southeast Valley MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Dodge Community School District spends per student$12,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,486
- The largest public schools in IowaFort Dodge Middle School is the number 26 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 243
- Iowa schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.17.1:1
- 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 Fort Dodge Middle School
How many students attend Fort Dodge Middle School?
765 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 759 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Dodge, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Dodge Middle School?
17.1 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 Fort Dodge Middle School a Title I school?
Fort Dodge Middle 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 Fort Dodge Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fort Dodge Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% 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 Fort Dodge Middle School in?
Fort Dodge Community School District, NCES district ID 1911820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191182002197 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.