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190897000535
331
Goodrell Middle School
Public
6-8
3300 E. 29th Street
Des Moines
50317
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8444
523
32
16.2
84.5%
176 (33.7%)
99 (18.9%)
178 (34.0%)
39 (7.5%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (5.5%)
$15,696
$1,024
$14,672
1.8
1.6
326
5
190897000545
332
Hoyt Middle School
Public
6-8
2700 E 42nd St
Des Moines
50317
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8446
486
29
16.6
79.8%
226 (46.5%)
81 (16.7%)
135 (27.8%)
14 (2.9%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
27 (5.6%)
$14,771
$931
$13,840
1.3
1.3
329
3
190897000584
333
Weeks Middle School
Public
6-8
901 East Park Avenue
Des Moines
50315
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8449
684
39
17.5
85.7%
135 (19.7%)
121 (17.7%)
278 (40.6%)
102 (14.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (6.6%)
$14,586
$1,091
$13,495
1.3
1.4
327
6
190897000540
334
Harding Middle School
Public
6-8
203 E Euclid Ave
Des Moines
50313
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-8445
655
37
17.5
89.5%
109 (16.6%)
182 (27.8%)
226 (34.5%)
87 (13.3%)
6 (0.9%)
1 (0.2%)
44 (6.7%)
$13,719
$830
$12,889
0.7
1.3
328
6
190897000516
335
Hiatt Middle School
Public
6-8
1430 E. University Ave
Des Moines
50316
Polk County
Des Moines Independent Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(515) 242-7774
529
34
15.7
94.9%
67 (12.7%)
126 (23.8%)
282 (53.3%)
28 (5.3%)
5 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (4.0%)
$16,661
$1,079
$15,582
0.2
0.6
331
4
190858000464
336
Frank L Smart Intermediate
Public
7-8
1934 W 5th St
Davenport
52802
Scott County
Davenport Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(563) 445-5100
313
26
11.8
70.6%
117 (37.4%)
85 (27.2%)
62 (19.8%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
46 (14.7%)
$15,522
$1,202
$14,320
0.1
0.3
332
4
193048002126
337
Expo Alternative Learning Center
Public
6-12
1410 Independence Ave
Waterloo
50703
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
Yes
(319) 433-1930
609
34
18.1
84.7%
229 (37.6%)
226 (37.1%)
61 (10.0%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.6%)
80 (13.1%)
$14,570
$546
$14,023
0.1
0.2
333
4
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
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