Middle school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Callanan Middle School
Callanan Middle School serves grades 6–8 for 543 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 7th largest of the 10 Des Moines Independent Community School District middle schools in Des Moines. Its 17 students per teacher compares with a median of 16.4 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 611 in 2019–20 to 543 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 6, with 200 students. 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (400 free, 2 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Carpenter Square (0.6 mi).
Callanan Middle School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Callanan Middle School
Parks near Callanan Middle School
Address, phone and official links
3010 Center Street, Des Moines 50312
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State school ID 771737 209 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000519
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.