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Spencer Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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
1400 10th Avenue East
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone
(712) 262-3345
District
Spencer Comm School District
County
CLAY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
514
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.3% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Spencer Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
71%
79%
72%
80%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
72%
71%
75%
74%
68%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
74%
77%
76%
82%
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
16
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 146 28.4%
Grade 7 165 32.1%
Grade 8 203 39.5%
Total 514 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.2% 89.2% 75.9%
Black 0.6% 1.2% 7.3%
Hispanic 8.0% 8.8% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.0% 45.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 38.9% 38.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 6.1% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,637 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 75.7 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 21.4% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,636 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.9% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.7% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.5% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,074 $16,561,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $452 $1,057,000 2.9%
Staff $416 $975,000 2.6%
General Administration $193 $452,000 1.2%
School Administration $670 $1,569,000 4.3%
Operation $1,080 $2,529,000 6.9%
Transportation $295 $691,000 1.9%
Other $500 $1,171,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,607 $8,444,000 22.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,071 $11,871,000 32.2%
Total Expenditures $15,752 $36,876,000 100.0%
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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