📍 2900 Indianola, Des Moines, Polk County, 50315
Howe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Trenton Williams. 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 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Howe Elementary enrolls 297 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 35% |
| White | 78 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 23% |
| Asian | 27 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 297 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 233 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.
Howe Elementary 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 33.
Howe Elementary 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 297 students, Howe Elementary 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