Merrill Middle School

5301 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 Map

Low income

44%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

657

2024-25

Students per teacher

16.8

2024-25

Test score trends

Test scores for Iowa are not available yet — enrollment and demographics are shown below. We are adding states one at a time.

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).


Hillside Elementary School Grades PK–6 · West Des Moines Comm School District	1.2 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	72%	548	White 45%
Callanan Middle School Grades 6–8 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.7 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	80%	553	Black 39%
Ruby Van Meter Grades K–12 Special education · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.8 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	72%	109	White 45%
Cowles Elementary School Grades PK–8 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	1.9 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	20%	392	White 79%
Stilwell Junior High School Grades 7–8 · West Des Moines Comm School District	1.9 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	47%	645	White 60%
Clive Learning Academy Grades PK–6 · West Des Moines Comm School District	2.3 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	60%	551	White 45%
Fairmeadows Elementary School Grades PK–6 · West Des Moines Comm School District	2.4 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	44%	542	White 63%
Brody Middle School Grades 6–8 · Des Moines Independent Comm School District	2.7 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	71%	641	White 45%
Crestview School of Inquiry Grades PK–6 · West Des Moines Comm School District	3.0 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	84%	558	Hispanic 58%
Indian Hills Junior High School Grades 7–8 · West Des Moines Comm School District	3.3 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	52%	661	White 51%