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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
399
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.6% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
41%
69%
48%
68%
34%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
59%
71%
62%
72%
56%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
51%
71%
53%
74%
49%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
68%
74%
73%
76%
64%
72%
    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
14
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 97 24.3%
Grade 6 79 19.8%
Grade 7 107 26.8%
Grade 8 116 29.1%
Total 399 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.4% 38.5% 75.9%
Black 0.5% 0.6% 7.3%
Hispanic 56.8% 59.7% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.1% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.4% 54.7% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 43.9% 46.7% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.5% 8.0% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,178 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.9 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,334 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.6% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.3% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 26.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $9,314,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $395 $507,000 3.0%
Staff $553 $710,000 4.2%
General Administration $365 $469,000 2.7%
School Administration $725 $931,000 5.4%
Operation $952 $1,222,000 7.1%
Transportation $238 $305,000 1.8%
Other $180 $231,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,407 $4,375,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,658 $3,413,000 20.0%
Total Expenditures $13,319 $17,102,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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