Reporting Year:  2025

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Heartland AEA

About

Superintendent
Matthew Smith

Enrollment
28,341

Grade Levels
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12

Overall Performance  

Needs Improvement

Rating category dropped: Yes

Student Groups below Threshold

Students with Disabilities (IEP), Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Understanding Overall Performance

The overall performance includes both an overall score and performance rating for all Iowa districts across a number of performance measures. In addition, districts who have student groups who are underperforming are identified. The overall score provides a single number which is the sum of the measures below. It provides a snapshot of district performance, but may not tell the entire story about performance of students in that district.

Demographics

Student Subgroups

PERFORMANCE IN EACH AREA

Accountability view: This view provides information about the performance of students who are included in the accountability score (N>=20).
In-depth view: This view provides information about the performance of all students (N>=10).

Performance Detail

Measure Raw
Score help
Possible
Points help
Total
Points help
Attendance Growth    help 8.82 50.00 44.10
Chronic Absenteeism    help 21.23 50.00 39.39
English Language Growth (ELPA21) Composite    help 53.46 100.00 53.46
Graduation Rate 4-Years    help 71.38 50.00 35.69
Graduation Rate 5-Years    help 78.46 50.00 39.23
Growth Mathematics    help 45.00 100.00 45.00
Growth English Language Arts    help 49.00 100.00 49.00
Percent Proficient Mathematics    help 47.77 100.00 47.77
Percent Proficient English Language Arts    help 52.10 100.00 52.10
Percent Proficient Science    help 44.33 100.00 44.33
Post-secondary readiness index College Credit    help 53.31 50.00 26.66
Post-secondary readiness index Work-Based Learning    help 44.95 50.00 22.48
499.20
Total Points
55.47%
of possible Points
*Summing the Possible Points column may not equal 100 due to rounding calculations.

Schools

Name Grades
Served
Comprehensive
Status
Targeted
Status
ESSA Support Year
Overall
Score/Rating
Brody Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 349.85
Priority
Brubaker Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 309.16
Priority
Callanan Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 331.89
Priority
Capitol View Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 329.72
Priority
Carver Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 373.05
Acceptable
Cattell Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 353.31
Priority
Cowles Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
Met Met No Support Required 556.67
Exceptional
Downtown School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 500.22
High Performing
East High School
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 451.87
Priority
Edmunds Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 323.01
Needs Improvement
Findley Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 330.06
Priority
Garton Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 312.68
Priority
Goodrell Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Not-Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 288.77
Priority
Greenwood Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 465.72
Commendable
Hanawalt Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 419.63
Acceptable
Harding Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 299.43
Priority
Hiatt Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 307.87
Priority
Hillis Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 339.89
Needs Improvement
Hoover High School
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 509.41
Needs Improvement
Howe Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 1 314.76
Priority
Hoyt Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 307.99
Priority
Hubbell Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 416.28
Acceptable
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 362.59
Priority
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 450.52
Commendable
King Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met Comprehensive Year 2 325.02
Needs Improvement
Lincoln High School
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 475.86
Needs Improvement
Lovejoy Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 1 327.66
Priority
Madison Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 365.96
Needs Improvement
McCombs Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 369.39
Needs Improvement
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 376.73
Acceptable
Meredith Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 368.81
Needs Improvement
Merrill Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 453.56
Acceptable
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 346.48
Needs Improvement
Moore Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 1 381.71
Needs Improvement
Morris Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 400.90
Needs Improvement
Moulton Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 365.34
Needs Improvement
North High School
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 477.82
Needs Improvement
Oak Park
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 341.36
Needs Improvement
Park Ave Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 331.03
Priority
Perkins Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 396.48
Acceptable
Phillips Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 375.26
Acceptable
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 402.02
Acceptable
River Woods Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 394.45
Acceptable
Roosevelt High School
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 565.99
Acceptable
Ruby Van Meter
Special
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
Met Met No Support Required 496.19
Acceptable
Samuelson Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 1 362.85
Priority
South Union Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 2 385.99
Needs Improvement
Stowe Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 354.92
Needs Improvement
Studebaker Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 335.15
Priority
Virtual Campus
High
09, 10, 11, 12
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 425.87
Priority
Walnut Street School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 359.40
Needs Improvement
Weeks Middle School
Middle
06, 07, 08
Met Not-Met Comprehensive Year 2 303.53
Priority
Willard Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 409.95
Acceptable
Windsor Elementary
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Met No Support Required 383.85
Acceptable
Wright Elementary School
Elementary
KG, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Met Targeted Targeted Year 1 325.96
Priority