📍 321 4th St, Pierson, Woodbury County, 51048
Pierson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pierson, Woodbury County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adam Brand. It is part of the Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pierson Middle School enrolls 139 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 139 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pierson Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 3, state house district 5.
Pierson Middle School is one of 3 schools in Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District, based in Kingsley, Iowa. The district serves 440 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, Pierson Middle School is close to the district average of about 147 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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