A dozen schools in Iowa’s largest public school district have been identified by the state as “in need of comprehensive support and improvement” because of their low performance, according to new statewide school performance data.
The 12 Des Moines schools are among 35 statewide that landed in the bottom 5% of Iowa’s Title I public schools, or schools with graduation rates lower than 66%, according to an Iowa Department of Education news release. It’s five more schools than the district previously had among the lowest performers.
The data is part of the newly released Iowa School Performance Profiles that identify schools that need “additional support and improvement based on their performance” during the 2023-24 school year. The yearly assessments are a requirement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act .
The Des Moines schools on the low-performing list are:
- Brubaker Elementary School
- East High School
- Goodrell Middle School
- Harding Middle School
- Hiatt Middle School
- Hoyt Middle School
- King Elementary School
- Lincoln High School
- North High School
- Studebaker Elementary School
- Virtual Campus
- Weeks Middle School