📍 2401 56th St, Des Moines, Polk County, 50310
Hillis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tiffany O'hara. 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 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillis Elementary School enrolls 305 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 104 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 18% |
| Asian | 40 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 305 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillis 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 18, state house district 36.
Hillis 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 305 students, Hillis 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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