📍 3010 Center Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50312
Callanan Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 507 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Sharp. 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 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Callanan Middle School enrolls 507 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 26% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 39% |
| White | 133 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 507 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Callanan 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.
Callanan 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 507 students, Callanan 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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