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South Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 7

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2350 Se La Grant Parkway
Waukee, IA 50263
Phone
(515) 987-3222
District
WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
892
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.6% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

South Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
77%
67%
77%
68%
77%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
78%
68%
79%
72%
76%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 465 52.1%
Grade 7 427 47.9%
Total 892 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.0% 78.1% 76.7%
Black 9.9% 6.3% 7.1%
Hispanic 7.6% 7.0% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.0% 8.4% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.0% 15.8% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 14.2% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 1.6% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,947 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,187.5 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.5% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 10.0% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,577 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.5% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 61.0% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.0% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,695 $77,113,010 36.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $345 $3,973,710 1.9%
Staff $838 $9,652,084 4.6%
General Administration $15 $172,770 0.1%
School Administration $418 $4,814,524 2.3%
Operation $844 $9,721,192 4.7%
Transportation $473 $5,448,014 2.6%
Other $271 $3,121,378 1.5%
Total Support $3,205 $36,915,190 17.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,228 $94,770,104 45.4%
Total Expenditures $18,128 $208,798,304 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%