Callanan Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Callanan Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 553 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

553

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	213	39%
White	147	27%
Hispanic/Latino	116	21%
Two or more races	47	8%
Asian	19	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	553	281M / 272F

English Language Learners: 115 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50.0% -14.9pp	64.9%	529
Reading Proficiency	47.0% -21.7pp	68.7%	489
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	180

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)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

59 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

332

60% 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.)	553	100%

Contact & Location

3010 Center Street

Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone: (515)242-8101

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 50312) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000519

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