Central Middle School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Central Middle School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 469 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

469

Teachers (FTE)

35.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	160	34%
White	122	26%
Hispanic/Latino	70	15%
Two or more races	58	12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	39	8%
Asian	18	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	469	242M / 227F

English Language Learners: 41 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% -15.9pp	64.9%	457
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -22.7pp	68.7%	455
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	149

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.47 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

36 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

185

39.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

261

55.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	469	100%

Contact & Location

1350 Katoski Dr

Waterloo, IA 50701

Phone: (319)433-2100

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Cunningham School Elementary
Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50701) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048002024

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD