Merrill Middle School
5301 Grand Ave Des Moines IA, 50312, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8448 Ranking:  (416 out of 696, bottom 40%)*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: No 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: | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 705 | 658 | 671 | 623 | 615 | 592 | 610 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 257 | 36.5% | 219 | 33.3% | 243 | 36.2% | 211 | 33.9% | 225 | 36.6% | 185 | 31.3% | 206 | 33.8% |
| Grade 7: | 206 | 29.2% | 240 | 36.5% | 208 | 31.0% | 221 | 35.5% | 189 | 30.7% | 202 | 34.1% | 199 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 242 | 34.3% | 199 | 30.2% | 220 | 32.8% | 191 | 30.7% | 201 | 32.7% | 205 | 34.6% | 205 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 372 | 52.8% | 344 | 52.3% | 336 | 50.1% | 316 | 50.7% | 303 | 49.3% | 296 | 50.0% | 316 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 333 | 47.2% | 314 | 47.7% | 335 | 49.9% | 307 | 49.3% | 312 | 50.7% | 288 | 48.6% | 290 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 10.1% | 57 | 8.7% | 59 | 8.8% | 64 | 10.3% | 72 | 11.7% | 53 | 9.0% | 39 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 82 | 11.6% | 92 | 14.0% | 100 | 14.9% | 108 | 17.3% | 123 | 20.0% | 131 | 22.1% | 114 | 18.7% |
| White: | 466 | 66.1% | 436 | 66.3% | 439 | 65.4% | 390 | 62.6% | 363 | 59.0% | 383 | 64.7% | 438 | 71.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 8.5% | 48 | 7.3% | 46 | 6.9% | 41 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 30.8% | 240 | 36.5% | 217 | 32.3% | 228 | 36.6% | 206 | 33.5% | 148 | 25.0% | 185 | 30.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 5.5% | 34 | 5.2% | 55 | 8.2% | 55 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.3% | 38 | 6.4% | 38 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.10 | 17.42 | 18.70 | 18.49 | 16.71 | 15.50 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.98% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.18% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.18% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.82% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.79% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.82% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.05% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.18% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.13% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.64% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.62% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.2% | 53.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.7% | 92.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,819.0 | $47,159.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,668.0 | $35,468.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,322.0 | $48,134.0 |
* Merrill Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.