Brody Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Brody Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 641 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

641

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	287	45%
Hispanic/Latino	193	30%
Black or African American	82	13%
Two or more races	49	8%
Asian	23	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	641	344M / 297F

English Language Learners: 66 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	51.0% -13.9pp	64.9%	647
Reading Proficiency	48.0% -20.7pp	68.7%	640
Science Proficiency	38.0%	—	227

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

61 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

350

54.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	641	100%

Contact & Location

2501 Park Ave

Des Moines, IA 50321

Phone: (515)242-8443

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

Brubaker Elementary School Elementary
Capitol View Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
Cattell Elementary School Elementary
Cowles Elementary School Elementary
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Findley Elementary School Elementary

View all 58 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50321) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000517

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD