Urbandale Middle School
7701 Aurora Ave
Urbandale IA, 50322, Polk County
Phone: 515-457-6600
Ranking: 
(237 out of 696, top 34%)*
(237 out of 696, top 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Urbandale Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 56 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 897 | 877 | 870 | 890 | 855 | 816 | 803 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 312 | 34.8% | 296 | 33.8% | 262 | 30.1% | 295 | 33.1% | 292 | 34.2% | 271 | 33.2% | 264 | 32.9% |
| Grade 7: | 305 | 34.0% | 276 | 31.5% | 300 | 34.5% | 308 | 34.6% | 278 | 32.5% | 272 | 33.3% | 261 | 32.5% |
| Grade 8: | 280 | 31.2% | 305 | 34.8% | 308 | 35.4% | 287 | 32.2% | 285 | 33.3% | 273 | 33.5% | 278 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 480 | 53.5% | 455 | 51.9% | 469 | 53.9% | 475 | 53.4% | 455 | 53.2% | 400 | 49.0% | 393 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 417 | 46.5% | 422 | 48.1% | 401 | 46.1% | 415 | 46.6% | 400 | 46.8% | 408 | 50.0% | 406 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 29 | 3.2% | 30 | 3.4% | 25 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.5% | 25 | 2.9% | 37 | 4.5% | 29 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 7.4% | 61 | 7.0% | 56 | 6.4% | 53 | 6.0% | 57 | 6.7% | 40 | 4.9% | 31 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 64 | 7.1% | 60 | 6.8% | 61 | 7.0% | 60 | 6.7% | 61 | 7.1% | 58 | 7.1% | 51 | 6.4% |
| White: | 696 | 77.6% | 685 | 78.1% | 692 | 79.5% | 709 | 79.7% | 680 | 79.5% | 679 | 83.2% | 690 | 85.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.3% | 40 | 4.6% | 35 | 4.0% | 36 | 4.0% | 30 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 20.3% | 178 | 20.3% | 166 | 19.1% | 161 | 18.1% | 143 | 16.7% | 122 | 15.0% | 100 | 12.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.0% | 64 | 7.3% | 60 | 6.9% | 48 | 5.4% | 36 | 4.2% | 33 | 4.0% | 32 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.92 | 15.80 | 15.09 | 15.75 | 15.27 | 15.10 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.68% | 74.68% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.68% | 79.68% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.39% | 70.39% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.52% | 70.52% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.29% | 81.29% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.72% | 82.72% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.58% | 71.58% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.37% | 77.37% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.03% | 77.03% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.01% | 78.01% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.02% | 71.02% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.92% | 70.92% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.4% | 75.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.6% | 25.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.6% | 32.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.4% | 67.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,294.0 | $39,525.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,772.0 | $32,722.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,461.0 | $42,830.0 |
* Urbandale Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.