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5817 NE 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50313 • Polk County
(515) 244-8173
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview

NCES 2024-2025
Total Students
555
Teachers (FTE)
38.7
Student-Teacher Ratio
14.3:1
FRPL Eligible
86
(15.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility Total Eligible: 86 of 555 (15.5%)
Free Lunch: 81 (14.6%)
Reduced-Price: 5 (0.9%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 469 (84.5%)

Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)

0 350 700 2020-2021: 495 students 495 2020-2021 2021-2022: 544 students 544 +9.9% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 527 students 527 -3.1% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 560 students 560 +6.3% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 555 students 555 -0.9% 2024-2025

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

NCES 2024-2025
White: 391 (70.5%) Hispanic / Latino: 115 (20.7%) Two or More Races (Multiracial): 35 (6.3%) Black or African American: 13 (2.3%) Asian: 1 (0.2%)
555 Students
White 391 70.5%
Hispanic / Latino 115 20.7%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 35 6.3%
Black or African American 13 2.3%
Asian 1 0.2%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 555 Students
Grade 1: 69 (12.4%) Grade 2: 101 (18.2%) Grade 3: 90 (16.2%) Grade 4: 91 (16.4%) Kindergarten: 109 (19.6%) Pre-Kindergarten: 95 (17.1%)
555 Students
Grade 1 69 12.4%
Grade 2 101 18.2%
Grade 3 90 16.2%
Grade 4 91 16.4%
Kindergarten 109 19.6%
Pre-Kindergarten 95 17.1%

Student Gender Distribution

Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.

NCES 2024-2025
M
Male Students
271
48.8%
F
Female Students
284
51.2%