📍 1430 E. University Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50316
Hiatt Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Green. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hiatt Middle School enrolls 529 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 24% |
| White | 67 | 13% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
502 of the school's 529 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 463 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hiatt Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 16, state house district 32.
Hiatt Middle School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Hiatt Middle School is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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