Weeks Middle School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Weeks Middle School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 688 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

688

Teachers (FTE)

48.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	292	42%
White	133	19%
Black or African American	121	18%
Asian	97	14%
Two or more races	41	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	688	349M / 338F

English Language Learners: 173 (25% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% -25.9pp	64.9%	662
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -25.7pp	68.7%	651
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	190

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)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

52 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

593

86.2% 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.)	688	100%

Contact & Location

901 East Park Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515)242-8449

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 50315) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000584

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