Hoyt Middle School
Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: (515) 242-8446
District: Des Moines Independent Community School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 458 students
Hoyt Middle School, a public school located in Des Moines, IA, serves grades 6-8 in the Des Moines Independent Community School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Hoyt Middle School is a public school located in Des Moines, IA. 458 students attend Hoyt Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 1/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Iowa Assessment data from Iowa Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Iowa Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: April 1, 2026
We were warned about sending our kids to this school as we were new to the area. We did attempt to open enroll to another school but being as we moved so late, they were full so I cant help but feel we got stuck with this school.
This will be our first and only year at this school. The kids that attend here are terribly behaved. Bullying is an issue, there seems to be no dress code, and there are A LOT of thieves here. My son also got into a fight here (he was defending himself from a kid who was bothering him the entire year) and it was poorly handled by the school. Basically was told to come pick up our child and the lady wasnt even going to tell me what happened that had led up to the fight. That was annoying. Were military so we move often and we have never had issues with any school like this or dealt with kids like the ones that go to this school. The kids here have severe behavior issues.
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Would not recommend this school at all. Online learning is a joke and the school district cares more about the $$ than our children. They won't allow us to open enrollment but they are making my daughter do online learning due to her not always wearing her mask correctly. If she is such an issue (which she isn't) you would think they would okay open enrollment but again it's really all about the money.
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Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | Copper Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Pleasant Hill | IA | 1 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| Base | Distance |
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| Camp Dodge | 10.4 mi. |
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