📍 1400 10th Avenue East, Spencer, Clay County, 51301
Spencer Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Spencer, Clay County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tammy Delaney. It is part of the Spencer Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spencer Middle School enrolls 514 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 449 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 514 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Spencer Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 1, state house district 2.
Spencer Middle School is one of 5 schools in Spencer Comm School District, based in Spencer, Iowa. The district serves 2,194 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 514 students, Spencer Middle School is larger than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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