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1 / 10#10. Prairie Ridge Middle School
- School grades: 6-7
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 1,008 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
Best public middle schools in Iowa
Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in Iowa using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade, teachers grade, district overall grade, culture & diversity grade, and parent / student surveys. You can read more about the methodology here. Online schools were not included in the list.
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2 / 10#9. Roland-Story Middle School
- School grades: 5-8
- Location: Roland-Story Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 300 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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3 / 10#8. Waukee Middle School
- School grades: 6-7
- Location: Waukee Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 701 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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4 / 10#7. Denver Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Denver Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 220 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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5 / 10#6. Parkview Middle School
- School grades: 6-7
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 875 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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6 / 10#5. Southview Middle School
- School grades: 8-9
- Location: Ankeny Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 881 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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7 / 10#4. Sheldon Middle School
- School grades: 5-8
- Location: Sheldon Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 319 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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8 / 10#3. MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 320 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 10#2. Gilbert Middle School
- School grades: 6-8
- Location: Gilbert Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 404 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 10#1. Pleasant Valley Junior High School
- School grades: 7-8
- Location: Pleasant Valley Community School District, IA
- Enrollment: 898 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
