📍 1800 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, 50309
Downtown School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Hurlburt. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downtown School enrolls 243 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 243 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 44 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Downtown School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 21, state house district 41.
Downtown School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 243 students, Downtown School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize