Goodrell Middle School
3300 East 29th St
Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County
Phone: 515-242-8444
Ranking: (603 out of 696, bottom 13%)*
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: | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 619 | 591 | 594 | 607 | 614 | 591 | 609 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 224 | 36.2% | 206 | 34.9% | 198 | 33.3% | 212 | 34.9% | 218 | 35.5% | 211 | 35.7% | 196 | 32.2% |
Grade 7: | 212 | 34.2% | 187 | 31.6% | 202 | 34.0% | 206 | 33.9% | 210 | 34.2% | 188 | 31.8% | 203 | 33.3% |
Grade 8: | 183 | 29.6% | 198 | 33.5% | 194 | 32.7% | 189 | 31.1% | 186 | 30.3% | 192 | 32.5% | 210 | 34.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 309 | 49.9% | 287 | 48.6% | 292 | 49.2% | 288 | 47.4% | 318 | 51.8% | 292 | 49.4% | 312 | 51.2% |
Female: | 310 | 50.1% | 304 | 51.4% | 302 | 50.8% | 319 | 52.6% | 296 | 48.2% | 291 | 49.2% | 293 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 26 | 4.2% | 23 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.0% | 24 | 3.9% | 34 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.6% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 18.1% | 90 | 15.2% | 101 | 17.0% | 108 | 17.8% | 101 | 16.4% | 77 | 13.0% | 58 | 9.5% |
Black: | 36 | 5.8% | 34 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.7% | 37 | 6.1% | 33 | 5.4% | 42 | 7.1% | 38 | 6.2% |
White: | 416 | 67.2% | 409 | 69.2% | 397 | 66.8% | 411 | 67.7% | 417 | 67.9% | 432 | 73.1% | 469 | 77.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 4.4% | 32 | 5.4% | 28 | 4.7% | 28 | 4.6% | 32 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 54.0% | 347 | 58.7% | 327 | 55.1% | 308 | 50.7% | 264 | 43.0% | 198 | 33.5% | 217 | 35.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 10.7% | 63 | 10.7% | 73 | 12.3% | 98 | 16.1% | 106 | 17.3% | 78 | 13.2% | 84 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.04 | 16.43 | 16.07 | 16.63 | 14.90 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.77% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.46% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.42% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.37% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.59% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.96% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.23% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.53% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.84% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% | 25.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% | 74.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,419.0 | $44,996.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,363.0 | $32,635.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,771.0 | $49,258.0 |
* Goodrell 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.