Hiatt Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Students: 529
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 15:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 320:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
1430 East University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316
Des Moines, IA 50316
(515) 242-7774
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
1/10
1/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness1/10
Community Reviews
Joseph Green and Sarah Smith(principal and associate principal)condone bullying and retaliation by teachers on students. Once you say something twice they get mad, refuse to return phone calls or emails, and if you go to the district office they blame the kid becase they are scared silent of the tea
Posted by a parent on 1/26/2026Few months into the school year and my 12 year old granddaughter gets jumped and beat by a bunch of girls. All over a girl on the basketball team not liking the way the ball was passed to her. My granddaughter got expelled for a day for getting beat, the girls who beat her expelled 2 days. The girl
Posted by a community member on 10/29/2021This school sucks, there’s kids who think there big and bad as well as violence.
Posted by a parent on 2/8/2018The vice principal helps me with my boy,and we need as much help as we can find.
Posted by a parent on 3/28/2012N/A
Posted by a parent on 5/7/2008Nearby Schools
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4/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageI wanted to leave an updated review. My child went to preschool at WSS and now is in kindergarten. They are very receptive, works with families and my child loves the Metro program! I like the comfortable and flexible environment. They use the app well to communicate to families about things that are happening. I like the Urban setting of WSS, and my child loves the fact that his school is in "his city". They have diversity in families and children they serve. So far so good in our early school career. I am happy with the choice of enrolling my child there and he is thriving. Working with the school team to identify possible problems and working through solutions. This school is not under the same principal from earlier reviews. My child is very proud of the character awards they give at school.Parent Review4y ago
Des Moines schools - Hiatt Middle School is located at 1430 East University Avenue, Des Moines IA 50316. Hiatt Middle School is in the Des Moines Independent Community School District. Hiatt Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.
