Meredith Middle School
4827 Madison Ave Des Moines IA, 50310, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7250 Ranking:  (679 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: | 47 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 715 | 666 | 687 | 607 | 638 | 645 | 659 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 239 | 33.4% | 207 | 31.1% | 257 | 37.4% | 195 | 32.1% | 200 | 31.3% | 209 | 32.4% | 209 | 31.7% |
| Grade 7: | 222 | 31.0% | 249 | 37.4% | 213 | 31.0% | 192 | 31.6% | 220 | 34.5% | 204 | 31.6% | 222 | 33.7% |
| Grade 8: | 254 | 35.5% | 210 | 31.5% | 217 | 31.6% | 220 | 36.2% | 218 | 34.2% | 232 | 36.0% | 228 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 366 | 51.2% | 335 | 50.3% | 371 | 54.0% | 319 | 52.6% | 337 | 52.8% | 331 | 51.3% | 329 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 349 | 48.8% | 331 | 49.7% | 316 | 46.0% | 288 | 47.4% | 301 | 47.2% | 306 | 47.4% | 326 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 127 | 17.8% | 105 | 15.8% | 98 | 14.3% | 54 | 8.9% | 46 | 7.2% | 39 | 6.0% | 27 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 142 | 19.9% | 117 | 17.6% | 115 | 16.7% | 91 | 15.0% | 87 | 13.6% | 76 | 11.8% | 70 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 172 | 24.1% | 164 | 24.6% | 176 | 25.6% | 161 | 26.5% | 189 | 29.6% | 207 | 32.1% | 198 | 30.0% |
| White: | 224 | 31.3% | 238 | 35.7% | 257 | 37.4% | 255 | 42.0% | 267 | 41.8% | 322 | 49.9% | 361 | 54.8% |
| 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: | 46 | 6.4% | 38 | 5.7% | 38 | 5.5% | 44 | 7.2% | 48 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 507 | 70.9% | 467 | 70.1% | 446 | 64.9% | 357 | 58.8% | 339 | 53.1% | 289 | 44.8% | 312 | 47.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.5% | 50 | 7.5% | 60 | 8.7% | 63 | 10.4% | 86 | 13.5% | 73 | 11.3% | 74 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.15 | 15.88 | 16.80 | 15.56 | 14.05 | 14.00 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.76% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.91% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.32% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.70% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.30% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.61% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.60% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.17% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.68% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.61% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.29% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.11% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.2% | 62.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.8% | 37.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.7% | 15.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.3% | 84.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,810.0 | $43,860.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,461.0 | $34,268.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,963.0 | $45,627.0 |
* Meredith 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.