📍 316 37th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, 50312
Greenwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenny Inman. 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 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Greenwood Elementary School enrolls 272 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 18% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 12% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 272 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Greenwood 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 21, state house district 41.
Greenwood 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 272 students, Greenwood 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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