📍 2350 SE LA Grant Parkway, Waukee, Dallas County, 50263
South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waukee, Dallas County. The school has 909 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Spiess. It is part of the Waukee Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Middle School enrolls 909 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 12% Asian and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 571 | 63% |
| Asian | 105 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 8.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 909 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
South Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 22, state house district 44.
South Middle School is one of 17 schools in Waukee Comm School District, based in Waukee, Iowa. The district serves 13,917 students district-wide and employs 831 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 909 students, South Middle School is close to the district average of about 819 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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