Middle school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Hiatt Middle School
Hiatt Middle School serves grades 6–8 for 466 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the smallest of the 10 Des Moines Independent Community School District middle schools in Des Moines. Its 12.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 16.4 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 616 in 2019–20 to 466 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 165 students. 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (386 free, 4 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Martin Luther King Jr. Park (0.3 mi).
Hiatt Middle School by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Hiatt Middle School
Parks near Hiatt Middle School
Address, phone and official links
1430 E. University Ave, Des Moines 50316
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State school ID 771737 245 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897000516
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.