Meredith Middle School

4827 Madison Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 | (515) 242-7250

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 638

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5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 638 middle school students from grades 6-8

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Cindy Flesch
Fax: (515) 242-8291

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Des Moines Independent Community School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,152
Graduation Rate: 67.1%
Dropout Rate: 7.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.2
Enrolled Students: 31,463

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 638
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 337 (52.8%)
Females: 301 (47.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 86 (13.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 339 (53.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 425 (66.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Meredith Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	189	29.6%
Asian	46	7.2%
Hispanic	87	13.6%
White	267	41.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	200	31.3%
7th Grade	220	34.5%
8th Grade	218	34.2%

Faculty Educational Background (2006-07)

Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree: 65%
Teachers with a Master's Degree or Higher:35%

Faculty Salary and Experience (2006-2007)

Average Teaching Experience: 14 Years
Average Salary: $45,810

Teacher Experience by Number of Years

Meredith Middle School Teacher Experience in Years

	Salary	Percent
1-5 Years of Teaching Experience	$34,461	22%
More Than 5 Years of Teaching Experience	$48,963	78%

Source: IA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Meredith Middle School

Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 09, 2011
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I like the school, but I still don't understand why there isn't more homework for the kids. Until conferences, campus portal, you really don't know how your child is doing.I enjoy talking to the people at the school (problem or not) but problems get solved. My only concern is the students doing their homework at school and not doing any studying or homework at home. You can ask, but you don't always get an answer about homework from your child.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 08, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I have enjoyed as a parent being involved with this school. We now apart of the Booster with Hoover; known as Husky Boosters. We have concessions for middle school events. Teachers respond to paretns who show they care. I have enjoyed watching my girls be apart of an amazing 6th gr. science class where they got to do disections that kids will never have the opportunity to do. That teacher rocks! I have enjoyed watching my girls progress in the understanding of different cultures, economic levels, and how everyone is someone and every person counts. There are of course the typical issues within the school, that NO school when being honest can deny. I'm excited to hear that we will have a new media center shared with Hoover soon. I'm excited as to how many Meredth students have choosen to participate in Central Academy. Teachers who care make that possible.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 18, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Regarding field trips -- help the teachers by sponsoring the trips (yes, I have). Donate extra supplies for experiments, projects and consumables. Volunteer -- come judge special events, lend your expertise in enhancing the students' experiences.

My daughter loves the food (and on the days she does not, she brings a lunch from home). Most of her teachers have been wonderful last year and we look forward to the upcoming year.

Reviewed by Student on August 22, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i love to going to meredith sure the foods not great but the side is we get better equitment than other schools. we have a couple of wii's and exercise equitment and so on. there's been cut backs on things like field trips and pencils thats ok. i talk to my friends all the time from different schools and they don;t have anything like we have. instead of complainning u should be happy we are luckier than other schools!

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 29, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Last year my child was an 8th grader and they didnt take even ONE field trip.
I think that is just RIDICULOUS!
I dont think i am going to send my younger children to this school next year at all.
And i dont like having my children also come home complaining about the food and how they it the same stuff every week.

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