📍 3300 E. 29th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Goodrell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Romo. 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 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Goodrell Middle School enrolls 523 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 34% |
| White | 176 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 19% |
| Asian | 39 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 523 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Goodrell 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.
Goodrell 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 523 students, Goodrell 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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