📍 100 North Ave, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, 51503
Gerald W Kirn Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County. The school has 956 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Jens. It is part of the Council Bluffs Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gerald W Kirn Middle School enrolls 956 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 776 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 956 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 439 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gerald W Kirn Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Gerald W Kirn Middle School is one of 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The district serves 8,347 students district-wide and employs 587 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 956 students, Gerald W Kirn Middle School is larger than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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