📍 5301 Grand Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50312
Merrill Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 634 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathryn Panek. 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 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merrill Middle School enrolls 634 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 16% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 375 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 634 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merrill 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.
Merrill 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 634 students, Merrill 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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