Weeks Middle School, IA

Regular Public School Grade 6–Grade 8
place
901 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50315
phone
(515) 242-8449

How Weeks Middle School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score52
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Weeks Middle School

775 Students
100% Low-Income Students
50 Teachers
16 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School IA US
Female 49% 48% 48%
Male 51% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School IA US
Grade 6 33% 20% 15%
Grade 7 34% 23% 17%
Grade 8 33% 23% 17%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US
Asian 13% 2% 4%
Black 13% 5% 14%
Caucasian 24% 80% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 44% 9% 22%
Native American <1% <1% 2%
Other 6% 3% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Weeks Middle School

55% Math Proficiency
51% Reading Proficiency
53% Average Proficiency
99% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School IA US
Female 54% 76% 50%
Male 51% 74% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School IA US
Grade 6 44% 72% 45%
Grade 7 52% 76% 45%
Grade 8 60% 73% 45%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US
Asian 54% 59% 59%
Black 44% 47% 38%
Caucasian 64% 78% 54%
Other 54% 57% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School IA US
Homeless 40% 49% 43%
Limited English 30% 40% 34%
Low-Income 50% 64% 39%
With Disabilities 17% 40% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Weeks Middle School

- Overall Rate
- Low-Income
- Limited English
- With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IA US

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