State/Public Elementary Open

Findley Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3025 Oxford Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50313

304
Pupils
12.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Findley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barbara Adams. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Barbara Adams
School district
Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Findley Elementary School enrolls 304 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

Male students
157 (52%)
Female students
147 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.1
Student-teacher ratio
12.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White9632%
Hispanic or Latino8227%
Black or African American6020%
Asian4515%
Two or more races206.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

262 of the school's 304 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Findley 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.

School district: Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Findley 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 304 students, Findley Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.

30,048
District students
59
Schools
2,077
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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