Nevada Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Nevada, Iowa

Nevada Middle School in Nevada, Iowa enrolled 442 students in 2024-25 with 29.9 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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

443 students in 2022-23, 421 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.8 to 29.9.

Students enrolled at Nevada Middle School by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234432023-244212024-25442
Students enrolled at Nevada Middle School by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234432023-244212024-25442
Students enrolled at Nevada Middle School by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234432023-244212024-25442
Students enrolled at Nevada Middle School by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 421, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234432023-244212024-25442
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344329.814.8
2023-2442129.914.1
2024-2544229.914.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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.

Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Nevada Middle School 14.8; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherNevada Middle School 14.8state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Nevada Middle School 14.8; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherNevada Middle School 14.8state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Nevada Middle School 14.8; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherNevada Middle School 14.8state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Nevada Middle School 14.8; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherNevada Middle School 14.8state median 14.4U.S. 14.6

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 441 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nevada Middle School enrolled 441 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 441 of the 441 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent11.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.8% of students were White, 13.2% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.8%
  2. Hispanic13.2%
  3. Two or more races3.6%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Black0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Nevada Middle School scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2277%79%69.7%
Math, 2022-2376%69% (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 Nevada Middle School

  1. Roland-Story Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 331 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. West Marshall Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 213 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Nevada Middle School with Roland-Story Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Nevada Comm School District spends per student$12,613 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,613
  5. The largest public schools in IowaNevada Middle School is the number 84 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 243
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.14.8:1
  7. 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 Nevada Middle School

  1. How many students attend Nevada Middle School?
    442 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 443 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Nevada, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nevada Middle School?
    14.8 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.
  3. Is Nevada Middle School a Title I school?
    Nevada 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).
  4. How do students at Nevada Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Nevada Middle School scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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.
  5. What district is Nevada Middle School in?
    Nevada Comm School District, NCES district ID 1920250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192025002072 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.

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