📍 212 W. 15th St., Vinton, Benton County, 52349
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vinton, Benton County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexa Francois. It is part of the Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School enrolls 318 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 318 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 38, state house district 75.
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School is one of 4 schools in Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District, based in Vinton, Iowa. The district serves 1,558 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 390 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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