Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Johnston

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A−

Summit Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–7

9500 Windsor Parkway, Johnston, IA 50131 · (515) 986-0318 · Part of Johnston Community School District

Johnston’s School Grade A better than 86% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
1,118
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–7
The gist

What stands out about Summit Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Johnston kids: Johnston Senior High School

On the path

Where Johnston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–7Summit Middle SchoolYou are here
10–12Johnston Senior High School1,820 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency80%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9500 Windsor Parkway, Johnston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6550
Grade 7568
Enrollment over time
1,126’20
1,121’21
1,112’22
1,135’23
1,118’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Asian 11%Black 10%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Summit Middle School from Johnston families.

Other schools in Johnston Community School District

The district →
Henry A Wallace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johnston
A+
840 students16:1
Timber Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
A−
667 students14:1
Horizon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
B−
613 students14:1
Beaver Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
A
575 students14:1
Lawson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Johnston
B
545 students13:1
Johnston Middle School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Johnston
A
1,161 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Johnston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.