Brody Middle School
2501 Park Ave Des Moines IA, 50321, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8443 Ranking: (585 out of 696, bottom 16%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 745 | 702 | 680 | 689 | 688 | 720 | 735 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 258 | 34.6% | 227 | 32.3% | 231 | 34.0% | 215 | 31.2% | 212 | 30.8% | 228 | 31.7% | 253 | 34.4% |
Grade 7: | 232 | 31.1% | 241 | 34.3% | 221 | 32.5% | 233 | 33.8% | 238 | 34.6% | 254 | 35.3% | 250 | 34.0% |
Grade 8: | 255 | 34.2% | 234 | 33.3% | 228 | 33.5% | 241 | 35.0% | 238 | 34.6% | 238 | 33.1% | 232 | 31.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 396 | 53.2% | 367 | 52.3% | 353 | 51.9% | 364 | 52.8% | 360 | 52.3% | 376 | 52.2% | 376 | 51.2% |
Female: | 349 | 46.8% | 335 | 47.7% | 327 | 48.1% | 325 | 47.2% | 328 | 47.7% | 336 | 46.7% | 355 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 16 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 29 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.6% | 22 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.1% | 30 | 4.2% | 28 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 114 | 15.3% | 91 | 13.0% | 74 | 10.9% | 79 | 11.5% | 77 | 11.2% | 64 | 8.9% | 61 | 8.3% |
Black: | 96 | 12.9% | 96 | 13.7% | 82 | 12.1% | 69 | 10.0% | 53 | 7.7% | 79 | 11.0% | 78 | 10.6% |
White: | 453 | 60.8% | 448 | 63.8% | 451 | 66.3% | 470 | 68.2% | 478 | 69.5% | 539 | 74.9% | 563 | 76.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 5.9% | 38 | 5.4% | 46 | 6.8% | 42 | 6.1% | 40 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 382 | 51.3% | 392 | 55.8% | 328 | 48.2% | 289 | 41.9% | 278 | 40.4% | 237 | 32.9% | 253 | 34.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 6.3% | 33 | 4.7% | 49 | 7.2% | 61 | 8.9% | 74 | 10.8% | 61 | 8.5% | 63 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.74 | 17.12 | 16.52 | 17.23 | 15.71 | 16.50 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.75% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.16% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.45% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.94% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.77% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.42% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.29% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.19% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.00% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.00% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.49% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.6% | 55.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.4% | 45.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.0% | 22.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.0% | 77.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,510.0 | $47,080.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,426.0 | $34,105.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,375.0 | $50,847.0 |
* Brody Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.