Robert Blue School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Eagle Grove, Iowa

Robert Blue School in Eagle Grove, Iowa enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 21.9 full-time teachers, 12.2 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, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 rose 16%

271 students in 2022-23, 277 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.9 to 21.9.

Students enrolled at Robert Blue School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232712023-242772024-25268
Students enrolled at Robert Blue School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232712023-242772024-25268
Students enrolled at Robert Blue School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232712023-242772024-25268
Students enrolled at Robert Blue School by school year2022-23: 271, 2023-24: 277, 2024-25: 26801002003002022-232712023-242772024-25268
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327118.914.3
2023-2427719.814.0
2024-2526821.912.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower 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.

Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Robert Blue School 12.2; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherRobert Blue School 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Robert Blue School 12.2; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherRobert Blue School 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Robert Blue School 12.2; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherRobert Blue School 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.2 to 37.9; Robert Blue School 12.2; state median 14.4.2 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherRobert Blue School 12.2state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Robert Blue School enrolled 289 students and reported no counselor; it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.9% of students were Hispanic, 48.1% White, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic48.9%
  2. White48.1%
  3. Two or more races1.9%
  4. Black0.4%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Robert Blue School scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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, 2021-2261%55%69.7%
Math, 2022-2347%41% (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 Robert Blue School

  1. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 193 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Webster City Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 454 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Robert Blue School with Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Eagle Grove Comm School District spends per student$12,600 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,600
  5. The largest public schools in IowaRobert Blue School is the number 155 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#155 of 243
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.2:1
  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 Robert Blue School

  1. How many students attend Robert Blue School?
    268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 271 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Eagle Grove, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert Blue School?
    12.2 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 Robert Blue School a Title I school?
    Robert Blue 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 Robert Blue School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Robert Blue School scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 Robert Blue School in?
    Eagle Grove Comm School District, NCES district ID 1909990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190999000636 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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