Harding Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Harding Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 603 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

603

Teachers (FTE)

38.3

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
Hispanic/Latino	207	34%
Black or African American	178	30%
White	96	16%
Asian	62	10%
Two or more races	56	9%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	603	304M / 299F

English Language Learners: 216 (36% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	31.0% -33.9pp	64.9%	736
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -38.7pp	68.7%	714
Science Proficiency	27.0%	—	237

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)

-0.58 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

60 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

119

19.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

555

92% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	603	100%

Contact & Location

203 E Euclid Ave

Des Moines, IA 50313

Phone: (515)242-8445

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 50313) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000540

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