📍 203 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50313
Harding Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Schmit. 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 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harding Middle School enrolls 655 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 28% |
| White | 109 | 17% |
| Asian | 87 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
586 of the school's 655 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 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.
Harding 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.
Harding 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 655 students, Harding 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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