McCombs Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

McCombs Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 670 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

670

Teachers (FTE)

39.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	260	39%
White	170	25%
Black or African American	153	23%
Asian	50	7%
Two or more races	37	6%
Total enrollment	670	350M / 320F

English Language Learners: 128 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% -24.9pp	64.9%	685
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -30.7pp	68.7%	670
Science Proficiency	40.0%	—	226

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

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

42 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

508

75.8% 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.)	670	100%

Contact & Location

201 SW County Line Rd

Des Moines, IA 50320

Phone: (515)242-8447

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 50320) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000557

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