📍 7701 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, Polk County, 50322
Urbandale Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Urbandale, Polk County. The school has 894 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheryl Modlin. It is part of the Urbandale Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Urbandale Middle School enrolls 894 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 581 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 53 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 894 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Urbandale Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 20, state house district 40.
Urbandale Middle School is one of 7 schools in Urbandale Comm School District, based in Urbandale, Iowa. The district serves 4,208 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 894 students, Urbandale Middle School is larger than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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