📍 2501 Park Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50321
Brody Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Laug. 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 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brody Middle School enrolls 603 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 603 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brody 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 21, state house district 41.
Brody 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 603 students, Brody Middle School is larger than 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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