📍 600 East Street, Iola, Allen County, 66749
Iola Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Iola, Allen County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iola school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Iola Middle School enrolls 246 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 246 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Iola Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 KS-20, state senate district 12, state house district 9.
Iola Middle School is one of 4 schools in Iola, based in Iola, Kansas. The district serves 1,176 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Iola Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote