Merrill Middle School, IA

location_on  5301 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 • workspace_premium  4.6 star
Public Regular Middle

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 760
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 39
Student-Teacher Ratio 19
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		48% 48% 49%
Male 		52% 52% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 6 		35% 23% 20%
Grade 7 		32% 26% 23%
Grade 8 		33% 26% 23%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		3% 3% 6%
Black 		13% 7% 15%
Caucasian 		63% 76% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		12% 11% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 1% 1%
Other 		8% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 78%
Reading Proficiency 81%
Average Proficiency 80%
Test Participation 99%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		84% 76% 51%
Male 		76% 74% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
Grade 6 		77% 73% 46%
Grade 7 		82% 76% 46%
Grade 8 		80% 73% 47%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		75% 61% 61%
Black 		60% 47% 39%
Caucasian 		86% 79% 57%
Other 		80% 59% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless 		50% 49% 42%
Limited English 		34% 39% 32%
Low-Income 		66% 63% 40%
With Disabilities 		32% 38% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate N/A
Low-Income N/A
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities N/A

Nearby Public Schools

Hanawalt Elementary
<1 miles, SW • 4.1 star
Roosevelt High School
<1 miles, NE • 4.1 star
Hubbell Elementary
1 miles, E • 4.1 star
Windsor Elementary
1 miles, N • 4.1 star

Nearby Private Schools