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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190897000517
Brody Middle School
2501 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321 · (515) 242-8443 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
457 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 50.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brody Middle School
Brody Middle School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Middle School this school | 641 | 71.3% | 51.3% |
| Bunger Middle School Evansdale | 440 | 74.5% | 58.3% |
| East Middle School Sioux City | 1,076 | 62.5% | 71.6% |
| Hoyt Middle School Des Moines | 455 | 82.6% | 42.8% |
| West Middle School Sioux City | 826 | 78.8% | 62.7% |
| South Tama County Middle School Toledo | 413 | 62.7% | 61.1% |
Matched among Iowa middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brody Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #209 of 224 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #211 of 224 ▼ 7 | #15 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #209 of 224 ▼ 1 | #15 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #45 of 246 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #155 of 180 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #19 of 180 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #18 of 237 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #28 of 103 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
641
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 71% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 32.1 | 18.6:1 | 65% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 30.3 | 19.9:1 | 74% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 73% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 43.3 | 17.8:1 | 68% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 67% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 51% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 35% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brody Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (770 to 641); teachers down 10% (43.3 to 39).
About Brody Middle School
Brody Middle School is a middle school in Des Moines, Iowa, according to federal school records. In all, 641 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 60% bigger than the average for middle schools in Iowa.
Enrollment across the 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District totals 29,676 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Brody Middle School is White, with 45% of students. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Brody Middle School totals 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa is 15.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Brody Middle School is about 71%. For comparison, public schools in Polk County average 49%.
Brody Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Iowa public middle schools.
Test results at Brody Middle School are 5.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.3% actual, 56.3% predicted).
In Polk County, the median household earns about $83,576 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Polk County has 137 public schools with about 77,436 students, including Brody Middle School.
Jefferson Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Brody Middle School. Brody Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Brody Middle School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 45 students, from 686 to 641.
The Brody Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,364 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,428 students
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 898 students
- Weeks Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.5 mi · 312
- Lincoln High School1.4 mi · 2,364
- Park Ave Elementary School1.4 mi · 380
- Wright Elementary School1.5 mi · 265
- Greenwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 293
- Virtual Campus2.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Brody Middle SchoolHow many students attend Brody Middle School?
Brody Middle School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is Brody Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brody Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Brody Middle School have?
Brody Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brody Middle School?
At Brody Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Brody Middle School public or private?
Brody Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Des Moines Independent Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.