📍 4827 Madison Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50310
Meredith Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 664 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Victor Colemon. 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 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meredith Middle School enrolls 664 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 235 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 22% |
| White | 132 | 20% |
| Asian | 96 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 664 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 504 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meredith 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 18, state house district 36.
Meredith 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 664 students, Meredith 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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