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How Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School compares
64% vs. 66% district avg
2 points below Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
64% vs. 53% Iowa avg
11 points above state average
527
Enrollment
15.1:1
Student:Teacher
64%
Proficiency Rate
19%
Free/Reduced Lunch

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About This School

Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School is a middle school located in Dallas Center, Iowa. The school serves 527 students in grades 5-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

According to EDFacts assessment data, 64% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.

19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School is part of the Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District in Iowa.

How This School Compares

Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School has 527 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District (535 students). Its 64% proficiency rate is 2 percentage points below the district average of 66%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 11 points higher.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School has 527 students enrolled in grades 5-6. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

According to EDFacts data, 64% of students at Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.

Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School is part of the Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District in Dallas Center, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.

All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

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School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.

Every number on this page links back to NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.