Mccombs Middle School
201 Sw County Line Rd Des Moines IA, 50320, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8447 Ranking:  (650 out of 696, bottom 7%)*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: | 43 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 657 | 664 | 591 | 626 | 594 | 582 | 592 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 218 | 33.2% | 243 | 36.6% | 212 | 35.9% | 208 | 33.2% | 199 | 33.5% | 194 | 33.3% | 189 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 229 | 34.9% | 216 | 32.5% | 196 | 33.2% | 200 | 31.9% | 205 | 34.5% | 186 | 32.0% | 199 | 33.6% |
| Grade 8: | 210 | 32.0% | 205 | 30.9% | 183 | 31.0% | 218 | 34.8% | 190 | 32.0% | 202 | 34.7% | 204 | 34.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 331 | 50.4% | 352 | 53.0% | 315 | 53.3% | 320 | 51.1% | 315 | 53.0% | 326 | 56.0% | 323 | 54.6% |
| Female: | 326 | 49.6% | 312 | 47.0% | 276 | 46.7% | 306 | 48.9% | 279 | 47.0% | 248 | 42.6% | 265 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 36 | 5.5% | 26 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.7% | 17 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.9% | 27 | 4.6% | 25 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 166 | 25.3% | 177 | 26.7% | 145 | 24.5% | 137 | 21.9% | 105 | 17.7% | 84 | 14.4% | 85 | 14.4% |
| Black: | 87 | 13.2% | 81 | 12.2% | 59 | 10.0% | 60 | 9.6% | 58 | 9.8% | 71 | 12.2% | 59 | 10.0% |
| White: | 329 | 50.1% | 328 | 49.4% | 321 | 54.3% | 358 | 57.2% | 368 | 62.0% | 391 | 67.2% | 415 | 70.1% |
| 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: | 34 | 5.2% | 44 | 6.6% | 37 | 6.3% | 46 | 7.3% | 39 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 435 | 66.2% | 459 | 69.1% | 363 | 61.4% | 367 | 58.6% | 322 | 54.2% | 271 | 46.6% | 291 | 49.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 7.5% | 47 | 7.1% | 64 | 10.8% | 68 | 10.9% | 83 | 14.0% | 79 | 13.6% | 81 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.28 | 18.44 | 16.89 | 18.97 | 15.35 | 14.60 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.51% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.15% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.74% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.06% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.54% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.25% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.37% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.96% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.75% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.23% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.48% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.18% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 75.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% | 24.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.5% | 39.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.5% | 61.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,016.0 | $41,396.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,988.0 | $32,781.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,154.0 | $46,911.0 |
* Mccombs 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.