Brody Middle School

Brody Middle School serves students from 6th through 8th grade in Southwestern Hills.

Brody Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

2501 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA

Southwestern Hills Neighborhood

Des Moines Independent Community School District

1.9

1.8

641 Students

C-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1

Math Proficiency
48%

Reading Proficiency
55%

C-

Academics

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

55%

Math Proficiency

48%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 16:1 Teachers 39	Full Time Teachers 39
Teachers in First or Second Year 6.4%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

343:1

Student Diversity

Male 52.4%	Female 47.6%
White 42.8%	Hispanic 28.7%
Black 16.3%	Two or more races 7.2%
Asian 4.4%	Native American <1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0

2/1/2026

This school is ahhh I'm a male student I go the the bathroom vaping smoking weed drugs fights teachers don't care abt your safety the teacher only step in a fight when the person actually hits the other the teachers should be able to tell aggression

1.0

9/17/2025

it sucks I was there and there was a fight every day and the teachers are so bad and dont help us with anything and the chicken was rotton and got sick and the school could not careless and they think the teachers think that they are so much better then the students and told me to focus because I broke and have no life but there is no good people at the school besides the counselor Ms willken

1.0 Niche User

12/15/2019

they need to get some stundents under control ...knowning she loves to fight with others mainly 6 grade white girls!! Last week my granddaughter got jumped by this young girl name genaya witch they have had issue. With in the past and her friend izzy and the teachers do nothing about it!! Said we might do something ...come mondsy they will do something or there will be bigger actions taken

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1.0 parent

4/27/2023

Whenever I used to attend this school, it was fun but all the teachers left and it became bad

1.0 parent

3/25/2023

Awful no parent contact. Nothing a bunch of mad under staffed.

1.0 parent

5/15/2020

My first child went here and it wasn't too bad. 4 years later 90% of the teachers had left and been replaced due to poor leadership from the principal and it definitely shows. Hard to have a great school when it is overcrowded and the teachers won't stay.

1.0 parent

12/21/2019

The leadership at this school is absolutely horrible The Principle needs to resign or be replaced. Avoid this school at all costs.

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Iowa Polk County Des Moines 50321 Southwestern Hills

Brody Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Des Moines, IA and is served by the Des Moines Independent Community School District in Iowa. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 641 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. Academic records show that 48% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 55% are proficient in reading. Brody Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C- and a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $385,432. Learn more about what Des Moines has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Brody Middle School.

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