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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Des Moines, Iowa

Across Des Moines, Iowa, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Hiatt Middle School leads the list at 14.1:1, against a median of 15.8:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
11
Des Moines, Iowa
Best Students/teacher
14.1:1
Median Students/teacher
15.8:1
LOWEST RATIO · DES MOINES, IOWA
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1Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle48814.1:1
2Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle68814.2:1
3Woodside Middle SchoolDes Moines, IASaydel Comm School DistrictMiddle39614.4:1
4Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle51115.3:1
5Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle60315.8:1
6Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle55315.8:1
7Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle45515.8:1
8Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle66216.4:1
9Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle64116.4:1
10Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle65716.8:1
11McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictMiddle67016.8:1
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