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3929 Bel-Aire Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310 • Polk County
(515) 242-8441

Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview

NCES 2024-2025
Total Students
386
Teachers (FTE)
30.6
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.6:1
FRPL Eligible
305
(79%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility Total Eligible: 305 of 386 (79%)
Free Lunch: 272 (70.5%)
Reduced-Price: 33 (8.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 81 (21%)

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

0 300 600 2020-2021: 433 students 433 2020-2021 2021-2022: 418 students 418 -3.5% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 412 students 412 -1.4% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 384 students 384 -6.8% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 386 students 386 +0.5% 2024-2025

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

NCES 2024-2025
Asian: 118 (30.6%) Black or African American: 95 (24.6%) White: 87 (22.5%) Hispanic / Latino: 55 (14.2%) Two or More Races (Multiracial): 30 (7.8%) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1 (0.3%)
386 Students
Asian 118 30.6%
Black or African American 95 24.6%
White 87 22.5%
Hispanic / Latino 55 14.2%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 30 7.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0.3%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 386 Students
Grade 1: 61 (15.8%) Grade 2: 63 (16.3%) Grade 3: 63 (16.3%) Grade 4: 56 (14.5%) Grade 5: 75 (19.4%) Kindergarten: 68 (17.6%)
386 Students
Grade 1 61 15.8%
Grade 2 63 16.3%
Grade 3 63 16.3%
Grade 4 56 14.5%
Grade 5 75 19.4%
Kindergarten 68 17.6%

Student Gender Distribution

Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.

NCES 2024-2025
M
Male Students
208
53.9%
F
Female Students
178
46.1%