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The largest public middle schools in Des Moines, Iowa

Across Des Moines, Iowa, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Weeks Middle School leads the list at 688, against a median of 603 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Des Moines, Iowa

Top Students

688

Median Students

603

LARGEST · DES MOINES, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Weeks Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	688
2	McCombs Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	670
3	Meredith Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	662
4	Merrill Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	657
5	Brody Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	641
6	Harding Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	603
7	Callanan Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	553
8	Goodrell Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	511
9	Hiatt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	488
10	Hoyt Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Middle	455
11	Woodside Middle School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	Middle	396

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