📍 950 15th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50314
Edmunds Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jaynette Rittman. 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 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edmunds Elementary School enrolls 268 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 210 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 7.5% |
| White | 14 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 4.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 268 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edmunds 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 17, state house district 34.
Edmunds 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 268 students, Edmunds Elementary 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
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