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The smallest public middle schools in Des Moines, Iowa

Across Des Moines, Iowa, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Woodside Middle School leads the list at 396, against a median of 603 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

Des Moines, Iowa

Best Students

396

Median Students

603

SMALLEST · DES MOINES, IOWA

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

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