Hoyt Middle School
2700 East 42nd St Des Moines IA, 50317, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8446 Ranking:  (682 out of 696, bottom 2%)*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: | 41 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 488 | 518 | 533 | 580 | 594 | 606 | 591 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 162 | 33.2% | 180 | 34.7% | 170 | 31.9% | 177 | 30.5% | 200 | 33.7% | 222 | 36.6% | 184 | 31.1% |
| Grade 7: | 180 | 36.9% | 153 | 29.5% | 180 | 33.8% | 194 | 33.4% | 219 | 36.9% | 179 | 29.5% | 209 | 35.4% |
| Grade 8: | 146 | 29.9% | 185 | 35.7% | 183 | 34.3% | 209 | 36.0% | 175 | 29.5% | 205 | 33.8% | 198 | 33.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 53.7% | 280 | 54.1% | 273 | 51.2% | 297 | 51.2% | 293 | 49.3% | 314 | 51.8% | 310 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 226 | 46.3% | 238 | 45.9% | 260 | 48.8% | 283 | 48.8% | 301 | 50.7% | 284 | 46.9% | 277 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.7% | 25 | 4.8% | 28 | 5.3% | 25 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.2% | 20 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 127 | 26.0% | 117 | 22.6% | 127 | 23.8% | 146 | 25.2% | 159 | 26.8% | 166 | 27.4% | 156 | 26.4% |
| Black: | 41 | 8.4% | 49 | 9.5% | 77 | 14.4% | 69 | 11.9% | 47 | 7.9% | 59 | 9.7% | 42 | 7.1% |
| White: | 277 | 56.8% | 301 | 58.1% | 275 | 51.6% | 302 | 52.1% | 335 | 56.4% | 358 | 59.1% | 377 | 63.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.9% | 26 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.9% | 36 | 6.2% | 25 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 394 | 80.7% | 441 | 85.1% | 418 | 78.4% | 412 | 71.0% | 399 | 67.2% | 360 | 59.4% | 397 | 67.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.5% | 17 | 3.3% | 42 | 7.9% | 69 | 11.9% | 85 | 14.3% | 74 | 12.2% | 73 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 11.16 | 11.49 | 12.61 | 11.93 | 11.90 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.70% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.25% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.31% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.24% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.62% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.77% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.92% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.90% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.41% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.24% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.94% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.7% | 72.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.3% | 27.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 41.3% | 36.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 58.7% | 63.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,968.0 | $41,889.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,844.0 | $33,518.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,686.0 | $46,672.0 |
* Hoyt 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.