Harding Middle School
203 East Euclid Ave
Des Moines IA, 50313, Polk County
Phone: 515-242-8445
Ranking: 
(686 out of 696, bottom 1%)*
(686 out of 696, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 58 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 700 | 619 | 534 | 556 | 581 | 547 | 526 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 267 | 38.1% | 245 | 39.6% | 179 | 33.5% | 185 | 33.3% | 219 | 37.7% | 187 | 34.2% | 176 | 33.5% |
| Grade 7: | 240 | 34.3% | 194 | 31.3% | 163 | 30.5% | 203 | 36.5% | 191 | 32.9% | 174 | 31.8% | 190 | 36.1% |
| Grade 8: | 193 | 27.6% | 180 | 29.1% | 192 | 36.0% | 168 | 30.2% | 171 | 29.4% | 186 | 34.0% | 160 | 30.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 358 | 51.1% | 308 | 49.8% | 277 | 51.9% | 294 | 52.9% | 315 | 54.2% | 302 | 55.2% | 283 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 342 | 48.9% | 311 | 50.2% | 257 | 48.1% | 262 | 47.1% | 266 | 45.8% | 237 | 43.3% | 239 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 76 | 10.9% | 69 | 11.1% | 60 | 11.2% | 58 | 10.4% | 55 | 9.5% | 52 | 9.5% | 44 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic: | 198 | 28.3% | 164 | 26.5% | 147 | 27.5% | 173 | 31.1% | 174 | 29.9% | 146 | 26.7% | 145 | 27.6% |
| Black: | 185 | 26.4% | 161 | 26.0% | 120 | 22.5% | 128 | 23.0% | 129 | 22.2% | 129 | 23.6% | 112 | 21.3% |
| White: | 185 | 26.4% | 174 | 28.1% | 170 | 31.8% | 160 | 28.8% | 182 | 31.3% | 216 | 39.5% | 223 | 42.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 7.6% | 49 | 7.9% | 34 | 6.4% | 35 | 6.3% | 34 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 651 | 93.0% | 589 | 95.2% | 412 | 77.2% | 432 | 77.7% | 433 | 74.5% | 356 | 65.1% | 368 | 70.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 62 | 11.6% | 56 | 10.1% | 64 | 11.0% | 81 | 14.8% | 67 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.97 | 13.36 | 12.09 | 13.24 | 12.23 | 11.10 | 10.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.52% | 54.00% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.05% | 54.71% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.55% | 47.87% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.14% | 48.41% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.79% | 61.83% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 62.65% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.30% | 49.42% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.29% | 52.96% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.71% | 56.00% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.01% | 58.58% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.50% | 48.74% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.16% | 47.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.7% | 62.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.3% | 37.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.5% | 30.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.5% | 69.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,636.0 | $42,931.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,398.0 | $33,815.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,796.0 | $46,872.0 |
* Harding Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.