Weeks Middle School
901 East Park Ave Des Moines IA, 50315, Polk County Phone: 515-242-8449 Ranking:  (672 out of 696, bottom 3%)*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: | 48 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 51 | 53 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 633 | 689 | 675 | 677 | 749 | 756 | 749 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 195 | 30.8% | 232 | 33.7% | 234 | 34.7% | 229 | 33.8% | 249 | 33.2% | 235 | 31.1% | 280 | 37.4% |
| Grade 7: | 223 | 35.2% | 220 | 31.9% | 230 | 34.1% | 222 | 32.8% | 221 | 29.5% | 281 | 37.2% | 223 | 29.8% |
| Grade 8: | 215 | 34.0% | 237 | 34.4% | 211 | 31.3% | 226 | 33.4% | 279 | 37.2% | 240 | 31.7% | 246 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 351 | 55.5% | 388 | 56.3% | 356 | 52.7% | 355 | 52.4% | 399 | 53.3% | 399 | 52.8% | 413 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 282 | 44.5% | 301 | 43.7% | 319 | 47.3% | 322 | 47.6% | 350 | 46.7% | 349 | 46.2% | 332 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 63 | 10.0% | 74 | 10.7% | 76 | 11.3% | 70 | 10.3% | 55 | 7.3% | 61 | 8.1% | 59 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic: | 193 | 30.5% | 221 | 32.1% | 224 | 33.2% | 222 | 32.8% | 240 | 32.0% | 210 | 27.8% | 195 | 26.0% |
| Black: | 111 | 17.5% | 108 | 15.7% | 94 | 13.9% | 99 | 14.6% | 99 | 13.2% | 108 | 14.3% | 91 | 12.1% |
| White: | 209 | 33.0% | 234 | 34.0% | 226 | 33.5% | 231 | 34.1% | 293 | 39.1% | 374 | 49.5% | 401 | 53.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 8.4% | 47 | 6.8% | 53 | 7.9% | 50 | 7.4% | 57 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 488 | 77.1% | 558 | 81.0% | 487 | 72.1% | 447 | 66.0% | 490 | 65.4% | 439 | 58.1% | 461 | 61.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 5.4% | 31 | 4.5% | 67 | 9.9% | 68 | 10.0% | 80 | 10.7% | 84 | 11.1% | 58 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 13.19 | 13.78 | 13.68 | 13.50 | 14.70 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.94% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.14% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.19% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.20% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.81% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.82% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.15% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.89% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.47% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.11% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.11% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 73.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 26.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.6% | 34.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.4% | 65.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,292.0 | $42,429.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,934.0 | $33,744.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,718.0 | $47,042.0 |
* Weeks 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.