Harlan Community Middle School
2108 Durant St
Harlan IA, 51537, Shelby County
Phone: 712-755-3196
Ranking: 
(50 out of 696, top 7%)*
(50 out of 696, top 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Harlan Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 357 | 376 | 384 | 356 | 348 | 350 | 385 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 108 | 30.3% | 117 | 31.1% | 128 | 33.3% | 129 | 36.2% | 118 | 33.9% | 94 | 26.9% | 132 | 34.3% |
| Grade 7: | 116 | 32.5% | 130 | 34.6% | 130 | 33.9% | 121 | 34.0% | 101 | 29.0% | 129 | 36.9% | 133 | 34.5% |
| Grade 8: | 133 | 37.3% | 129 | 34.3% | 126 | 32.8% | 106 | 29.8% | 129 | 37.1% | 127 | 36.3% | 120 | 31.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 52.9% | 211 | 56.1% | 202 | 52.6% | 181 | 50.8% | 165 | 47.4% | 153 | 43.7% | 171 | 44.4% |
| Female: | 168 | 47.1% | 165 | 43.9% | 182 | 47.4% | 175 | 49.2% | 183 | 52.6% | 189 | 54.0% | 210 | 54.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.6% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% |
| White: | 330 | 92.4% | 347 | 92.3% | 365 | 95.1% | 341 | 95.8% | 333 | 95.7% | 331 | 94.6% | 372 | 96.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 21.3% | 89 | 23.7% | 78 | 20.3% | 75 | 21.1% | 57 | 16.4% | 62 | 17.7% | 71 | 18.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 7.3% | 30 | 8.0% | 34 | 8.9% | 33 | 9.3% | 23 | 6.6% | 23 | 6.6% | 35 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.09 | 14.95 | 15.81 | 16.95 | 14.56 | 13.40 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.68% | 77.68% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.47% | 82.47% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 71.43% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.16% | 72.16% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.98% | 90.98% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.53% | 91.53% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.34% | 89.34% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.12% | 77.12% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 89.74% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.19% | 83.19% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 75.21% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.51% | 81.51% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.3% | 58.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.7% | 41.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.9% | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,785.0 | $42,850.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,812.0 | $42,850.0 |
* Harlan Community Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.