Meredith Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Meredith Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 662 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

662

Teachers (FTE)

40.3

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
Black or African American	200	30%
White	153	23%
Hispanic/Latino	146	22%
Asian	104	16%
Two or more races	50	8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Not Specified	2	0%
Total enrollment	662	306M / 354F

English Language Learners: 158 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% -24.9pp	64.9%	670
Reading Proficiency	40.0% -28.7pp	68.7%	664
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	200

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)

-0.46 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

42 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

514

77.6% 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.)	662	100%

Contact & Location

4827 Madison Ave

Des Moines, IA 50310

Phone: (515)242-7250

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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50310) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000560

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