📍 2700 E 42nd St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50317
Hoyt Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Fairouz Martinez. 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 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hoyt Middle School enrolls 486 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 486 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hoyt 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 31.
Hoyt 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 486 students, Hoyt 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