📍 320 E. 16th, Des Moines, Polk County, 50316
Capitol View Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benjamin Graeber. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capitol View Elementary School enrolls 505 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 275 | 54% |
| White | 119 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 505 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capitol View Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 16, state house district 32.
Capitol View Elementary 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 505 students, Capitol View Elementary School is close to 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
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