Hiatt Middle School
1430 East University Ave Des Moines IA, 50316, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7774 Ranking:  (691 out of 696, bottom 1%)*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: | 50 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 626 | 634 | 609 | 579 | 533 | 503 | 477 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 192 | 30.7% | 196 | 30.9% | 223 | 36.6% | 215 | 37.1% | 183 | 34.3% | 175 | 34.8% | 174 | 36.5% |
| Grade 7: | 198 | 31.6% | 222 | 35.0% | 201 | 33.0% | 183 | 31.6% | 171 | 32.1% | 172 | 34.2% | 143 | 30.0% |
| Grade 8: | 236 | 37.7% | 216 | 34.1% | 185 | 30.4% | 181 | 31.3% | 179 | 33.6% | 156 | 31.0% | 160 | 33.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 340 | 54.3% | 332 | 52.4% | 320 | 52.5% | 293 | 50.6% | 263 | 49.3% | 250 | 49.7% | 238 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 286 | 45.7% | 302 | 47.6% | 289 | 47.5% | 286 | 49.4% | 270 | 50.7% | 245 | 48.7% | 235 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 53 | 8.5% | 50 | 7.9% | 41 | 6.7% | 39 | 6.7% | 37 | 6.9% | 36 | 7.2% | 33 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic: | 313 | 50.0% | 285 | 45.0% | 272 | 44.7% | 238 | 41.1% | 193 | 36.2% | 144 | 28.6% | 102 | 21.4% |
| Black: | 143 | 22.8% | 141 | 22.2% | 122 | 20.0% | 115 | 19.9% | 99 | 18.6% | 137 | 27.2% | 140 | 29.4% |
| White: | 85 | 13.6% | 118 | 18.6% | 125 | 20.5% | 135 | 23.3% | 121 | 22.7% | 183 | 36.4% | 200 | 41.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 4.8% | 37 | 5.8% | 44 | 7.2% | 51 | 8.8% | 83 | 15.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 611 | 97.6% | 603 | 95.1% | 606 | 99.5% | 451 | 77.9% | 437 | 82.0% | 391 | 77.7% | 389 | 81.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 10.7% | 48 | 9.0% | 45 | 8.9% | 45 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.60 | 14.09 | 13.93 | 12.87 | 10.75 | 10.20 | 9.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.56% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.44% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.21% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.40% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.72% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.74% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.43% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.59% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.49% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.42% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.72% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.38% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.1% | 60.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.9% | 39.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 51.1% | 41.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.9% | 58.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,785.0 | $42,940.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,326.0 | $33,733.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,568.0 | $49,517.0 |
* Hiatt Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.