Middle school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Harding Middle School
Harding Middle School serves grades 6–8 for 634 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 5th largest of the 10 Des Moines Independent Community School District middle schools in Des Moines. Its 16.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 16.4 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 815 in 2019–20 to 634 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 7, with 221 students. 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (515 free, 4 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Belle M. Turner Park (0.6 mi).
Harding Middle School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Harding Middle School
Parks near Harding Middle School
Address, phone and official links
203 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines 50313
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State school ID 771737 236 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000540
Other middle schools in the district
Schools nearby
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.