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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Des Moines, Iowa

Across Des Moines, Iowa, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Merrill Middle School leads the list at 69.1%, against a median of 48.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Science)

69.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

48.2%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657	69.1%
2	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	396	56.5%
3	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641	51.0%
4	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670	50.0%
5	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662	49.8%
6	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	455	48.2%
7	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553	48.0%
8	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	511	45.7%
9	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688	42.4%
10	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	488	37.3%
11	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603	35.2%

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