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West Liberty Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
203 E. 7th St
West Liberty, IA 52776
Phone
(319) 627-2118
District
West Liberty Comm School District
County
MUSCATINE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
391
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.6% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

West Liberty Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
35%
70%
36%
69%
33%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
59%
72%
65%
74%
53%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
67%
73%
66%
77%
67%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
44%
75%
47%
77%
40%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 103 26.3%
Grade 6 104 26.6%
Grade 7 79 20.2%
Grade 8 105 26.9%
Total 391 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.4% 37.3% 75.0%
Black 0.5% 0.3% 7.5%
Hispanic 59.5% 61.3% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.0% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.6% 51.4% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 40.9% 43.9% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 7.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,281 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 42.6 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.8% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,403 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.8% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.4% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.7% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,531 $9,655,000 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $412 $528,000 3.0%
Staff $527 $676,000 3.9%
General Administration $348 $446,000 2.6%
School Administration $701 $899,000 5.2%
Operation $989 $1,268,000 7.3%
Transportation $303 $388,000 2.2%
Other $177 $227,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,457 $4,432,000 25.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,552 $3,272,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $13,541 $17,359,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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