Merrill Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 657 students
Callanan Middle School
3010 Center Street, Des Moines, IA 50312
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
553
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 242 Iowa middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Callanan Middle School
Callanan Middle School is a public middle school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Des Moines Independent Comm School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 553 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 242 Iowa middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 553 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190897000519
Schools near Callanan Middle School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 641 students
Meredith Middle School
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Harding Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 603 students
Stilwell Junior High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 645 students
Weeks Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 688 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.