Weeks Middle School, IA

location_on  901 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50315 • workspace_premium  3.2 star
Public Regular Middle

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 775
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 50
Student-Teacher Ratio 16
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		49% 48% 49%
Male 		51% 52% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 6 		33% 23% 20%
Grade 7 		34% 26% 23%
Grade 8 		33% 26% 23%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		13% 3% 6%
Black 		13% 7% 15%
Caucasian 		24% 76% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		44% 11% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Other 		6% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 55%
Reading Proficiency 51%
Average Proficiency 53%
Test Participation 99%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		54% 76% 51%
Male 		51% 74% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
Grade 6 		44% 73% 46%
Grade 7 		52% 76% 46%
Grade 8 		60% 73% 47%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		54% 61% 61%
Black 		44% 47% 39%
Caucasian 		64% 79% 57%
Other 		54% 59% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless 		40% 49% 42%
Limited English 		30% 39% 32%
Low-Income 		50% 63% 40%
With Disabilities 		17% 38% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

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

Nearby Public Schools

Howe Elementary
<1 miles, N • 2.8 star
Jackson Elementary School
<1 miles, SE • 3.2 star
South Union Elementary School
1 miles, W • 2.3 star
River Woods Elementary School
1 miles, E • 3.2 star

Nearby Private Schools